Running back, North Dakota, 2020–⁠24

Isaiah Smith

Number
No. 29
Height
6′1″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Minneapolis, MN

Isaiah Smith played running back at North Dakota (2020–⁠24).

Career highs

153rushing yards, career highat Murray State, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Murray State, 202490receiving yards, career highat Youngstown State, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022North Dakota614477.3463
2023North Dakota915786.4271
2024North Dakota1037056.8869
Career2551,7306.81471

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022North Dakota2531912.8350
2023North Dakota241777.4130
2024North Dakota815919.9274
Career5765511.5674

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022North Dakota29RBYr 2
2023North Dakota29RBYr 3
2024North Dakota29RBSo. (Yr 4)6′1″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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022North Dakota (FCS)880.3995th (n=470)0.1434.013%
2023North Dakota (FCS)1170.3084th (n=450)0.1734.919%
2024North Dakota (FCS)1100.3996th (n=434)0.1643.314%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 North Dakota 12 games, 705 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atIowa StateL 3–⁠21125001340
Sep 7vs.MontanaW 27–⁠246481–––
Sep 14vs.Idaho StateW 52–⁠286281130
Sep 21vs.San DiegoW 41–⁠2413771–––
Sep 28vs.Murray StateW 72–⁠351114221741
Oct 5atNorth Dakota StateL 17–⁠41110140
Oct 19vs.Northern IowaW 31–⁠78491–––
Oct 26atYoungstown StateL 40–⁠4196301191
Nov 2atIndiana StateL 31–⁠35111041–––
Nov 9vs.South Dakota StateL 7–⁠389871190
Nov 16vs.South DakotaL 36–⁠426250170
Nov 23atIllinois StateL 13–⁠3511310190
2023 North Dakota 11 games, 578 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.DrakeW 55–⁠784503300
Sep 9vs.Northern ArizonaW 37–⁠2283301170
Sep 30atSouth Dakota StateL 21–⁠42430–––
Oct 7vs.Western IllinoisW 49–⁠1022203190
Oct 14vs.North Dakota StateW 49–⁠2463302160
Oct 21atNorthern IowaL 0–⁠274120210
Oct 28vs.Indiana StateW 36–⁠331110915481
Nov 4atMurray StateW 45–⁠31211531240
Nov 11atSouth DakotaL 10–⁠14105804260
Nov 18vs.Illinois StateW 22–⁠2182901130
Nov 25 ✦vs.Sacramento StateL 35–⁠429810130
2022 North Dakota 12 games, 447 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atNebraskaL 17–⁠38101040250
Sep 10vs.Northern IowaW 29–⁠2781005650
Sep 17atNorthern ArizonaW 27–⁠2451100110
Sep 24atSouthern IllinoisL 17–⁠3432002180
Oct 1vs.Missouri StateW 48–⁠3187814570
Oct 8atYoungstown StateW 35–⁠3022013901
Oct 22vs.South Dakota StateL 35–⁠495703160
Oct 29vs.Abilene ChristianW 34–⁠3141101200
Nov 5atIndiana StateW 42–⁠774812121
Nov 12vs.South DakotaW 28–⁠1942101111
Nov 19atNorth Dakota StateL 21–⁠424530180
Nov 26atWeber StateL 31–⁠381641160

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

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