Running back, Temple (from UL Monroe), 2018–⁠26

Hunter Smith

Number
No. 29
Height
5′11″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Little Rock, AR

Hunter Smith plays running back for Temple, after UL Monroe (2018–⁠24).

2026 so far

119 rushing yards

Last game: vs. Charlotte, L 31–⁠38

Next game: at East Carolina, Oct 31

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 9URI
  2. 4PSU
  3. 69@USF
  4. 26CONN
  5. 11CLT

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

103rushing yards, career highvs. Army, 202311tackles, career highat Georgia State, 2020

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022UL Monroe294.509
2023UL Monroe945075.4362
2025Temple624036.5272
2026Temple311193.8034
Career1891,0385.5572

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2018UL Monroe11800001
2019UL Monroe14610000
2020UL Monroe38180.50100
2022UL Monroe1000000
2023UL Monroe1100000
2025Temple1000000
Career66331.50101

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2023UL Monroe4470
2025Temple5910
2026Temple1180
Career101560

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023UL Monroe8718.9020
2025Temple6549.0021
2026Temple3124.005
Career171378.1021

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018UL Monroe29RBYr 1
2019UL Monroe29RBYr 2
2020UL Monroe29RBYr 3
2022UL Monroe29RBYr 5
2023UL Monroe29RBYr 6
2024UL Monroe29RBYr 7
2025Temple29RBYr 8
2026Temple29RBSr. (Yr 9)5′11″190

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
2022UL Monroe2-0.21––-0.4––
2023UL Monroe1020.1957th (n=450)0.1718.914%0.13
2025Temple600.0946th (n=576)0.105.39%0.12
2026Temple37-0.26––-9.413%–

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
2025Temple37%2.700.902.3024%
2026Temple29%2.500.600.9023%

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 Temple 5 games, 119 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksIntPD
Sep 5vs.Rhode IslandW 38–⁠14590––––
Sep 12vs.Penn StateL 9–⁠27440––––
Oct 3atSouth FloridaW 17–⁠1311690––––
Oct 10vs.UConnL 20–⁠348260––––
Oct 17vs.CharlotteL 31–⁠383110––––
2025 Temple 12 games, 403 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksIntPD
Aug 30atMassachusettsW 42–⁠103110––––
Sep 6vs.HowardW 55–⁠788011000
Sep 13vs.OklahomaL 3–⁠42120––––
Sep 20atGeorgia TechL 24–⁠456330––––
Oct 4vs.UTSAW 27–⁠218741––––
Oct 11vs.NavyL 31–⁠325100––––
Oct 18atCharlotteW 49–⁠144150––––
Oct 25atTulsaW 38–⁠3710920––––
Nov 1vs.East CarolinaL 14–⁠45300––––
Nov 8atArmyL 13–⁠14250––––
Nov 22vs.TulaneL 13–⁠372150––––
Nov 28atNorth TexasL 25–⁠5210660––––
2023 UL Monroe 12 games, 507 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksIntPD
Sep 2vs.ArmyW 17–⁠1371031––––
Sep 9vs.LamarW 24–⁠14131011––––
Sep 16atTexas A&ML 3–⁠472160––––
Sep 30vs.App StateL 40–⁠4110380––––
Oct 7vs.South AlabamaL 7–⁠556190––––
Oct 14atTexas StateL 20–⁠217220––––
Oct 21atGeorgia SouthernL 28–⁠384231––––
Oct 28vs.Arkansas StateL 24–⁠3413600––––
Nov 4atSouthern MissL 7–⁠248350––––
Nov 11vs.TroyL 14–⁠45360––––
Nov 18atOle MissL 3–⁠3517740––––
Nov 25atLouisianaL 21–⁠5241001000
2022 UL Monroe 2 games, 9 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksIntPD
Sep 10vs.NichollsW 35–⁠7290––––
Nov 19atTroyL 16–⁠34–––1000
2020 UL Monroe 8 games, 38 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksIntPD
Sep 12atArmyL 7–⁠37–––8000
Sep 19vs.Texas StateL 17–⁠38–––1000
Sep 26vs.UTEPL 6–⁠31–––6000
Oct 3vs.Georgia SouthernL 30–⁠35–––1000
Oct 10atLibertyL 7–⁠40–––1000
Oct 24atSouth AlabamaL 14–⁠38–––5010
Oct 31vs.App StateL 13–⁠31–––5000
Nov 7atGeorgia StateL 34–⁠52–––11000
2019 UL Monroe 8 games, 14 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksIntPD
Aug 31vs.GramblingW 31–⁠9–––4000
Sep 7atFlorida StateL 44–⁠45–––1000
Sep 21atIowa StateL 20–⁠72–––2000
Oct 5vs.MemphisL 33–⁠52–––2000
Oct 19atApp StateL 7–⁠52–––1000
Nov 16atGeorgia SouthernL 29–⁠51–––2000
Nov 23vs.Coastal CarolinaW 45–⁠42–––1000
Nov 30atLouisianaL 30–⁠31–––1000
2018 UL Monroe 6 games, 11 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksIntPD
Aug 30vs.SE LouisianaW 34–⁠31–––1000
Sep 29atGeorgia StateL 14–⁠46–––1000
Oct 6atOle MissL 21–⁠70–––1000
Oct 13atCoastal CarolinaW 45–⁠20–––1000
Nov 3vs.Georgia SouthernW 44–⁠25–––6000
Nov 10atSouth AlabamaW 38–⁠10–––1000

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

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