Running back, BYU (from Colorado), 2018–⁠23

Deion Smith

Number
No. 20
Height
6′0″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Houston, TX

Deion Smith played running back at Colorado (2018–⁠22) and BYU (2023).

Career highs

111rushing yards, career highvs. Arizona State, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Colorado23683.0018
2021Colorado531923.6221
2022Colorado833934.7225
2023BYU23642.8118
Career1827173.9525

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Colorado4287.0020
2021Colorado5214.2010
2022Colorado11847.6041
2023BYU10656.5137
Career301986.6141

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2019Colorado5520
2022Colorado1110
Career6630

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Colorado20RBYr 1
2020Colorado20RBYr 2
2021Colorado20RBYr 3
2022Colorado20RBYr 4
2023BYU20RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″200

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
2019Colorado27-0.04––-1.06%–
2021Colorado58-0.00––-0.110%0.10
2022Colorado910.0318th (n=470)0.142.415%-0.03
2023BYU31-0.06––-1.86%–

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

2023 BYU 9 games, 64 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Sam HoustonW 14–⁠03−20110
Sep 9vs.Southern UtahW 41–⁠167161–––
Sep 16atArkansasW 38–⁠312501371
Sep 23atKansasL 27–⁠3841002170
Sep 29vs.CincinnatiW 35–⁠27210–––
Oct 21vs.Texas TechW 27–⁠14190170
Oct 28atTexasL 6–⁠351180240
Nov 4atWest VirginiaL 7–⁠371401−110
Nov 18vs.OklahomaL 24–⁠312302100
2022 Colorado 10 games, 393 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.TCUL 13–⁠387300270
Sep 10atAir ForceL 10–⁠4111591–––
Sep 17atMinnesotaL 7–⁠4910700–––
Sep 24vs.UCLAL 17–⁠452160260
Oct 1atArizonaL 20–⁠4342001410
Oct 15vs.CaliforniaW 20–⁠13124804170
Oct 29vs.Arizona StateL 34–⁠422411111150
Nov 5vs.OregonL 10–⁠495270–––
Nov 19atWashingtonL 7–⁠54690–––
Nov 26vs.UtahL 21–⁠632301−20
2021 Colorado 10 games, 192 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Northern ColoradoW 35–⁠74321–––
Sep 18vs.MinnesotaL 0–⁠30110–––
Oct 2vs.USCL 14–⁠377121180
Oct 16vs.ArizonaW 34–⁠05230–––
Oct 23atCaliforniaL 3–⁠26390–––
Oct 30atOregonL 29–⁠527260260
Nov 6vs.Oregon StateW 37–⁠347250160
Nov 13atUCLAL 20–⁠4410430110
Nov 20vs.WashingtonW 20–⁠17320–––
Nov 26atUtahL 13–⁠286190–––
2019 Colorado 8 games, 68 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.Colorado StateW 52–⁠31240–––
Sep 14vs.Air ForceL 23–⁠30120–––
Sep 21atArizona StateW 34–⁠314150–––
Oct 11atOregonL 3–⁠457410–––
Oct 19atWashington StateL 10–⁠414−10–––
Nov 2atUCLAL 14–⁠312−20260
Nov 23vs.WashingtonW 20–⁠14––––––
Nov 30atUtahL 15–⁠453902220

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

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