Running back, South Carolina (from Wake Forest), 2018–22
Christian Beal-Smith
Lettered 2022 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Winston-salem, NC
Christian Beal-Smith played running back at Wake Forest (2018–21) and South Carolina (2022).
At a glance
Career highs
130rushing yards, career highvs. Campbell, 20203rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Campbell, 2020Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 47 | 231 | 4.9 | 0 | 52 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 71 | 304 | 4.3 | 2 | 25 |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 142 | 732 | 5.2 | 5 | 58 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 131 | 604 | 4.6 | 7 | 48 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 39 | 156 | 4.0 | 5 | 52 |
| Career | 430 | 2,027 | 4.7 | 19 | 58 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 23 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 10 | 143 | 0 |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Career | 15 | 222 | 0 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 9 |
| Career | 26 | 154 | 5.9 | 0 | 15 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 8 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 8 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 8 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 8 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | South Carolina | 8 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′9″ | 205 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 47 | 0.02 | – | – | 0.9 | 7% | 0.07 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 79 | 0.01 | 16th (n=287) | 0.13 | 0.9 | 12% | 0.09 |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 147 | 0.04 | 24th (n=212) | 0.14 | 6.6 | 22% | 0.00 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 138 | 0.07 | 24th (n=277) | 0.16 | 10.1 | 15% | 0.19 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 43 | 0.24 | – | – | 10.5 | 9% | 0.23 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2022 South Carolina 8 games, 156 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 7–48 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 56–20 | 9 | 55 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 50–10 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 13 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 30–24 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 10–23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 38–27 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 52 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 31–30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 38–45 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
2021 Wake Forest 12 games, 604 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 42–10 | 11 | 74 | 2 | 48 | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 41–16 | 9 | 60 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 35–14 | 19 | 95 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 37–17 | 16 | 47 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 37–34 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at | W 40–37 | 17 | 63 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at | W 70–56 | 8 | 71 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 45–7 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 16 | – | – |
| Nov 6 | at | L 55–58 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 27 | at | W 41–10 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 4 | vs. | L 21–45 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 38–10 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
2020 Wake Forest 9 games, 732 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 13–37 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | at | L 42–45 | 13 | 39 | 1 | 31 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 66–14 | 20 | 130 | 3 | 23 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 40–23 | 14 | 58 | 0 | 22 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 23–16 | 13 | 129 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 38–14 | 19 | 87 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 14 | at | L 53–59 | 17 | 120 | 0 | 37 | – | – |
| Dec 12 | at | L 21–45 | 14 | 58 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 28–42 | 21 | 82 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 20 |
2019 Wake Forest 8 games, 304 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 38–35 | 11 | 38 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at | W 41–21 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 12 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 24–18 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 17 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 49–7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | −4 |
| Sep 28 | at | W 27–24 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 59–62 | 14 | 123 | 0 | 25 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 22–20 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | L 3–52 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
2018 Wake Forest 11 games, 231 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 51–20 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 52 | – | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | L 27–56 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 56–24 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 19 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | L 3–63 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 42 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | at | L 17–38 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 27 | at | W 56–35 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 24–41 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 8 | at | W 27–23 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 13–34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 24 | at | W 59–7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. | W 37–34 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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