Running back, Georgia Tech, 2018–⁠23

Dontae Smith

Number
No. 4
Height
5′11″
Weight
198 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Spring Hill, TN

Dontae Smith played running back at Georgia Tech (2018–⁠23).

Career highs

178rushing yards, career highvs. North Carolina, 20233rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Western Carolina, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Georgia Tech10656.5025
2020Georgia Tech432966.9336
2021Georgia Tech683785.6429
2022Georgia Tech874194.8551
2023Georgia Tech1005045.0470
Career3081,6625.41670

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Georgia Tech2136.5010
2020Georgia Tech6528.7020
2021Georgia Tech7334.7016
2022Georgia Tech191256.6024
2023Georgia Tech10929.2132
Career443157.2132

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2019Georgia Tech61380
2020Georgia Tech101760
Career163140

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Georgia Tech4RBYr 1
2020Georgia Tech4RBYr 2
2021Georgia Tech4RBYr 3
2022Georgia Tech4RBYr 4
2023Georgia Tech4RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″198

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
2019Georgia Tech120.03––0.4––
2020Georgia Tech490.13––6.58%0.05
2021Georgia Tech750.3185th (n=277)0.1622.910%0.32
2022Georgia Tech970.1553rd (n=470)0.1414.913%0.10
2023Georgia Tech1070.3285th (n=450)0.1733.816%0.30

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 Georgia Tech 10 games, 504 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.LouisvilleL 34–⁠397180–––
Sep 9vs.South Carolina StateW 48–⁠135320110
Sep 30vs.Bowling GreenL 27–⁠38–––1150
Oct 21vs.Boston CollegeL 23–⁠381110–––
Oct 28vs.North CarolinaW 46–⁠42221781–––
Nov 4atVirginiaW 45–⁠17157823350
Nov 11atClemsonL 21–⁠4271602301
Nov 18vs.SyracuseW 31–⁠2212380140
Nov 25vs.GeorgiaL 23–⁠3115680–––
Dec 22 ✦vs.UCFW 30–⁠1716651270
2022 Georgia Tech 12 games, 419 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠4193003160
Sep 10vs.Western CarolinaW 35–⁠17111023–––
Sep 17vs.Ole MissL 0–⁠4252201−50
Sep 24atUCFL 10–⁠2773702180
Oct 1atPittsburghW 26–⁠21100–––
Oct 8vs.DukeW 23–⁠202170–––
Oct 20vs.VirginiaL 9–⁠169330–––
Oct 29atFlorida StateL 16–⁠417160280
Nov 5atVirginia TechW 28–⁠2798513220
Nov 12vs.MiamiL 14–⁠355270260
Nov 19atNorth CarolinaW 21–⁠17121612320
Nov 26atGeorgiaL 14–⁠37103404280
2021 Georgia Tech 12 games, 378 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.Northern IllinoisL 21–⁠221151–––
Sep 11vs.Kennesaw StateW 45–⁠178821170
Sep 18atClemsonL 8–⁠1432401160
Sep 25vs.North CarolinaW 45–⁠226280210
Oct 2vs.PittsburghL 21–⁠529431–––
Oct 9atDukeW 31–⁠277420–––
Oct 23atVirginiaL 40–⁠483151–––
Oct 30vs.Virginia TechL 17–⁠26540–––
Nov 6atMiamiL 30–⁠33370–––
Nov 13vs.Boston CollegeL 30–⁠4142802100
Nov 20atNotre DameL 0–⁠5583101−10
Nov 27vs.GeorgiaL 0–⁠4511590–––
2020 Georgia Tech 10 games, 296 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 12atFlorida StateW 16–⁠131902320
Sep 19vs.UCFL 21–⁠4953502180
Sep 26atSyracuseL 20–⁠378750–––
Oct 9vs.LouisvilleW 46–⁠278441–––
Oct 17vs.ClemsonL 7–⁠7363001−30
Oct 24atBoston CollegeL 27–⁠48–––150
Oct 31vs.Notre DameL 13–⁠31––––––
Nov 28vs.DukeW 56–⁠335602–––
Dec 5atNC StateL 13–⁠239430–––
Dec 10vs.PittsburghL 20–⁠34100–––
2019 Georgia Tech 5 games, 6 returns, 138 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7vs.South FloridaW 14–⁠10–––1100
Sep 14vs.The CitadelL 24–⁠271−20–––
Sep 28atTempleL 2–⁠247350–––
Oct 5vs.North CarolinaL 22–⁠38––––––
Oct 12atDukeL 23–⁠412320130

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

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