De'Veon Smith
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Running back, Michigan, 2013–⁠16

De’Veon Smith

Number
No. 4
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Warren, OH
Born
Nov 8, 1994, in Warren, Ohio

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De’Veon Smith played running back at Michigan (2013–⁠16).

Career highs

158rushing yards, career highvs. Indiana, 20163rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Maryland, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Michigan261174.5038
2014Michigan1085194.8661
2015Michigan1807534.2660
2016Michigan1818464.71042
Career4952,2354.52261

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Michigan3268.7013
2015Michigan191598.4131
2016Michigan16664.1017
Career382516.6131

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Michigan4RB
2014Michigan4RB
2015Michigan4RB
2016Michigan4RB5′11″

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Michigan260.06––1.510%–
2014Michigan1120.0529th (n=253)0.125.515%0.18
2015Michigan203-0.0512th (n=268)0.12-10.724%0.01
2016Michigan1990.0422nd (n=259)0.139.021%0.16

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

2016 Michigan 13 games, 846 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Hawai’iW 63–⁠3627014––
Sep 10vs.UCFW 51–⁠14103801723
Sep 17vs.ColoradoW 45–⁠2811871422−3
Sep 24vs.Penn StateW 49–⁠1012107139316
Oct 1vs.WisconsinW 14–⁠7176601629
Oct 8atRutgersW 78–⁠0511051−4
Oct 22vs.IllinoisW 41–⁠81876117––
Oct 29atMichigan StateW 32–⁠231138220––
Nov 5vs.MarylandW 59–⁠319114314117
Nov 12atIowaL 13–⁠14122807––
Nov 19vs.IndianaW 20–⁠1023158239––
Nov 26atOhio StateL 27–⁠302160016221
Dec 30 ✦vs.Florida StateL 32–⁠33163601337
2015 Michigan 12 games, 753 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atUtahL 17–⁠2417470716
Sep 12vs.Oregon StateW 35–⁠723126319224
Sep 19vs.UNLVW 28–⁠713330615
Sep 26vs.BYUW 31–⁠016125160––
Oct 10vs.NorthwesternW 38–⁠0859019319
Oct 17vs.Michigan StateL 23–⁠271946081−1
Oct 31atMinnesotaW 29–⁠2691505115
Nov 7vs.RutgersW 49–⁠161573125245
Nov 14atIndianaW 48–⁠41125802020
Nov 21atPenn StateW 28–⁠16133918215
Nov 28vs.Ohio StateL 13–⁠42102304331
Jan 1 ✦vs.FloridaW 41–⁠72510902410
2014 Michigan 12 games, 519 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.App StateW 52–⁠148115261––
Sep 6atNotre DameL 0–⁠31730015––
Sep 13vs.Miami (OH)W 34–⁠10944016––
Sep 20vs.UtahL 10–⁠264503––
Sep 27vs.MinnesotaL 14–⁠30957128––
Oct 4atRutgersL 24–⁠26103119––
Oct 11vs.Penn StateW 18–⁠13122407221
Oct 25atMichigan StateL 11–⁠351139112––
Nov 1vs.IndianaW 34–⁠1072101215
Nov 8atNorthwesternW 10–⁠918121134––
Nov 22vs.MarylandL 16–⁠231028010––
Nov 29atOhio StateL 28–⁠423406––
2013 Michigan 4 games, 117 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Central MichiganW 59–⁠971204––
Nov 16atNorthwesternW 27–⁠19841016––
Nov 30vs.Ohio StateL 41–⁠42757038––
Dec 28 ✦vs.Kansas StateL 14–⁠314706––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 15–⁠16); played in the 2017 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 3–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2017Combine or pro day 2017
Height5′10⅞″
Weight223 lb
Arm length29½″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.85 s
10-yard split1.73 sW
Vertical jump29″
Broad jump9′0″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.30 s
20-yard shuttle4.56 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2019AAFOrlando Apollos
2020XFLTampa Bay Vipers
2021CFLBC Lions *
2022USFLPittsburgh Maulers *
2023XFLArlington Renegades
2024–⁠25UFLArlington Renegades

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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