Running back, Texas (from Oklahoma, NC State), 2023–⁠26

Hollywood Smothers

Lettered 2024–⁠25 at NC State (school media guide)

Number
No. 2
Height
5′11″
Weight
193 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Charlotte, NC

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Hollywood Smothers plays running back for Texas, after Oklahoma (2023) and NC State (2024–⁠25). Last time out, against Florida: 12 carries, 52 yards; 1 catch, 6 yards. Smothers leads Texas in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

289 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 12 carries, 52 yards; 1 catch, 6 yards vs. Florida, L 24–⁠27

Next game: vs. Ole Miss, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 70TXST
  2. 74OSU
  3. 54UTSA
  4. 39OU
  5. 52FLA

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

164rushing yards, career highat Wake Forest, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Ohio State, 20266catches, career highat California, 202487receiving yards, career hightwice; last at California, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Oklahoma11423.8016
2024NC State895716.4653
2025NC State1609395.9665
2026Texas652894.4245
Career3251,8415.71465

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Oklahoma111.001
2024NC State1926313.8272
2025NC State371895.1124
2026Texas12968.0116
Career695498.0472

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Oklahoma2RBYr 1
2024NC State2RBYr 2
2025NC State2RBYr 3
2026Texas2RBJr. (Yr 4)5′11″193

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
2023Oklahoma120.13––1.6––
2024NC State1090.3086th (n=434)0.1632.816%0.25
2025NC State2060.0124th (n=576)0.101.728%0.10
2026Texas770.1457th (n=478)0.1010.722%0.20

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025NC State41%3.101.302.6023%
2026Texas46%2.800.901.0020%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Texas 5 games, 289 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Texas StateW 59–⁠7107003281
Sep 12vs.Ohio StateW 24–⁠23217423290
Sep 19vs.UTSAW 30–⁠6105403140
Oct 10vs.OklahomaL 24–⁠27123902190
Oct 17vs.FloridaL 24–⁠2712520160
2025 NC State 11 games, 939 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28vs.East CarolinaW 24–⁠17227614300
Sep 6vs.VirginiaW 35–⁠311714022130
Sep 11atWake ForestW 34–⁠242416404−10
Sep 20atDukeL 33–⁠451712315410
Sep 27vs.Virginia TechL 21–⁠23166704110
Oct 4vs.CampbellW 56–⁠10412312301
Oct 11atNotre DameL 7–⁠36124604210
Oct 25atPittsburghL 34–⁠5388613250
Nov 15atMiamiL 7–⁠417−20260
Nov 21vs.Florida StateW 21–⁠1121840300
Nov 29vs.North CarolinaW 42–⁠19123204130
2024 NC State 11 games, 571 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.Western CarolinaW 38–⁠213390–––
Sep 7vs.TennesseeL 10–⁠516250310
Sep 14vs.Louisiana TechW 30–⁠20590–––
Sep 21atClemsonL 35–⁠598411–––
Oct 12vs.SyracuseL 17–⁠2441803870
Oct 19atCaliforniaW 24–⁠2372506871
Nov 2vs.StanfordW 59–⁠28161002–––
Nov 9vs.DukeL 19–⁠295130140
Nov 21atGeorgia TechL 29–⁠307791180
Nov 30atNorth CarolinaW 35–⁠30138323340
Dec 28 ✦vs.East CarolinaL 21–⁠261513902421
2023 Oklahoma 4 games, 42 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Arkansas StateW 73–⁠07160–––
Sep 16atTulsaW 66–⁠172200–––
Nov 4atOklahoma StateL 24–⁠27–––110
Nov 11vs.West VirginiaW 59–⁠20260–––

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

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