Jerome Smith, 2015
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Running back, Syracuse, 2010–⁠13

Jerome Smith

Number
No. 45
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Bear, DE
Born
Apr 6, 1991, in Chester, Pennsylvania

Jerome Smith played running back at Syracuse (2010–⁠13).

Career highs

152rushing yards, career highvs. West Virginia, 20122rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Maryland, 2013

Team titles: Big East champions, 2012

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Syracuse371343.6111
2012*Syracuse2271,1715.2335
2013*Syracuse2009144.61266
Career4642,2194.81666

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Syracuse144.004
2012*Syracuse88310.4034
2013*Syracuse8749.3120
Career171619.5134

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.PosHt
2010Syracuse45RB
2011Syracuse45RB
2012Syracuse45RB
2013Syracuse45RB6′0″

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
2013Syracuse197-0.0712th (n=226)0.07-13.221%-0.03

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

2013 Syracuse 13 games, 914 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Penn StateL 17–⁠23167322217
Sep 7atNorthwesternL 27–⁠48114519––
Sep 14vs.WagnerW 54–⁠01461215––
Sep 21vs.TulaneW 52–⁠171038125235
Oct 5vs.ClemsonL 14–⁠4918125166––
Oct 12atNC StateW 24–⁠101914015715
Oct 19atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠561143010––
Nov 2vs.Wake ForestW 13–⁠0176201112
Nov 9atMarylandW 20–⁠32811822112
Nov 16atFlorida StateL 3–⁠595102––
Nov 23vs.PittsburghL 16–⁠171788136––
Nov 30vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠31184601615
Dec 27 ✦vs.MinnesotaW 21–⁠171674119118
2012 Syracuse 13 games, 1,171 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.NorthwesternL 41–⁠421034021239
Sep 8vs.USCL 29–⁠42164609324
Sep 15vs.Stony BrookW 28–⁠171895019––
Sep 22atMinnesotaL 10–⁠17952026––
Oct 5vs.PittsburghW 14–⁠131061019––
Oct 13atRutgersL 15–⁠231567016217
Oct 19vs.UConnW 40–⁠1019133031––
Oct 27atSouth FloridaW 37–⁠3628127015––
Nov 3atCincinnatiL 24–⁠352111613413
Nov 10vs.LouisvilleW 45–⁠2618144135––
Nov 17atMissouriW 31–⁠27144819––
Nov 23atTempleW 38–⁠202096016––
Dec 29 ✦vs.West VirginiaW 38–⁠1429152024––
2011 Syracuse 8 games, 134 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 10vs.Rhode IslandW 21–⁠141000––
Oct 1vs.RutgersL 16–⁠193603––
Oct 21vs.West VirginiaW 49–⁠2393407––
Oct 29atLouisvilleL 10–⁠271303––
Nov 5atUConnL 21–⁠2841104––
Nov 11vs.South FloridaL 17–⁠37513010––
Nov 26vs.CincinnatiL 13–⁠3041101114
Dec 3atPittsburghL 20–⁠331056110––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2014Combine or pro day 2014
Height5′11⅛″
Weight220 lb
Arm length30⅞″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.84 s
10-yard split1.68 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.53 s
20-yard shuttle4.60 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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