Running back, Colorado (from Kentucky), 2018–⁠23

Kavosiey Smoke

Lettered 2019–⁠22 at Kentucky (school media guide)

Number
No. 8
Height
5′9″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Wetumpka, AL

Kavosiey Smoke played running back at Kentucky (2018–⁠22) and Colorado (2023).

Career highs

104rushing yards, career highvs. LSU, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Kentucky44511.3137
2019Kentucky1016166.1670
2020Kentucky462264.9135
2021Kentucky814165.1432
2022Kentucky592784.7127
2023Colorado2−2−1.000
Career2931,5795.41370

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Kentucky110000
2021Kentucky220000
2023Colorado650000
Career980000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2019Kentucky1170
2021Kentucky2310
2022Kentucky4350
Career7830

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Kentucky22613.0028
2020Kentucky5255.009
2021Kentucky11717.0014
2022Kentucky33010.0014
Career11988.9028

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Kentucky8RBYr 1
2019Kentucky8RBYr 2
2020Kentucky8RBYr 3
2021Kentucky8RBYr 4
2022Kentucky8RBYr 5
2023Colorado8RBSr. (Yr 6)5′9″215

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
2018Kentucky40.87––3.5––
2019Kentucky1040.2179th (n=287)0.1321.913%0.21
2020Kentucky53-0.04––-1.912%0.10
2021Kentucky870.0723rd (n=277)0.165.911%0.16
2022Kentucky66-0.038th (n=470)0.14-1.715%0.00
2023Colorado2-0.61––-1.2––

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 Colorado 5 games, 6 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 9vs.NebraskaW 36–⁠141000––
Sep 16vs.Colorado StateW 43–⁠35––––––
Sep 23atOregonL 6–⁠42––––––
Oct 7atArizona StateW 27–⁠241−200––
Nov 11vs.ArizonaL 31–⁠34––––––
2022 Kentucky 8 games, 278 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Miami (OH)W 37–⁠1373209216
Sep 10atFloridaW 26–⁠161480018––
Sep 17vs.Youngstown StateW 31–⁠01866115114
Sep 24vs.Northern IllinoisW 31–⁠231285027––
Oct 1atOle MissL 19–⁠222605––
Oct 15vs.Mississippi StateW 27–⁠173706––
Nov 5atMissouriW 21–⁠173202––
Nov 26vs.LouisvilleW 26–⁠13––––––
2021 Kentucky 12 games, 416 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.UL MonroeW 45–⁠1052608––
Sep 11vs.MissouriW 35–⁠28839014––
Sep 18vs.ChattanoogaW 28–⁠23727011––
Sep 25atSouth CarolinaW 16–⁠1095011513
Oct 2vs.FloridaW 20–⁠1341708––
Oct 9vs.LSUW 42–⁠2112104032––
Oct 16atGeorgiaL 13–⁠3051409014
Oct 30atMississippi StateL 17–⁠3181906––
Nov 6vs.TennesseeL 42–⁠451153118––
Nov 13atVanderbiltW 34–⁠171101––
Nov 20vs.New Mexico StateW 56–⁠16335123––
Nov 27atLouisvilleW 52–⁠21831113––
2020 Kentucky 7 games, 226 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 26atAuburnL 13–⁠29762135210
Oct 3vs.Ole MissL 41–⁠42426019––
Oct 31vs.GeorgiaL 3–⁠14––––16
Nov 14vs.VanderbiltW 38–⁠3532001519
Nov 21atAlabamaL 3–⁠639260810
Nov 28atFloridaL 10–⁠341447013––
Jan 2 ✦vs.NC StateW 23–⁠21945018––
2019 Kentucky 13 games, 616 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.ToledoW 38–⁠24778140––
Sep 7vs.Eastern MichiganW 38–⁠171192132––
Sep 14vs.FloridaL 21–⁠2916810161−2
Sep 21atMississippi StateL 13–⁠281025112––
Sep 28atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠242704––
Oct 12vs.ArkansasW 24–⁠201145025––
Oct 19atGeorgiaL 0–⁠211505––
Oct 26vs.MissouriW 29–⁠73814––
Nov 9vs.TennesseeL 13–⁠17858122––
Nov 16atVanderbiltW 38–⁠141595121128
Nov 23vs.UT MartinW 50–⁠7114009––
Nov 30vs.LouisvilleW 45–⁠13275070––
Dec 31 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 37–⁠304705––
2018 Kentucky 1 game, 45 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 24atLouisvilleW 56–⁠10445137––

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

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