Running back, Louisville, 2004–⁠06

Kolby Smith

Lettered 2003–⁠06 (school media guide)

Born
Dec 15, 1984

Kolby Smith played running back at Louisville (2004–⁠06). The Kansas City Chiefs took Smith in round 5, No. 148 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
862
Rushing yards, 2006 (Louisville, 12–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 148
Round 5, 2007 NFL Draft (Kansas City Chiefs)

Career highs

165rushing yards, career highat Syracuse, 20063rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Cincinnati, 2004

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2004; Big East champions, 2006

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2004Louisville373479.4456
2005Louisville1075234.9630
2006Louisville1548625.6735
Career2981,7325.81756

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2004Louisville1111710.6148
2005Louisville1819610.9157
2006Louisville242179.0027
Career5353010.0257

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).

Game by game

2006 Louisville 13 games, 862 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.KentuckyW 59–⁠28126602140
Sep 9atTempleW 62–⁠078612210
Sep 16vs.MiamiW 31–⁠717482–––
Sep 23atKansas StateW 24–⁠6166304330
Oct 6atMiddle TennesseeW 44–⁠1791911140
Oct 14vs.CincinnatiW 23–⁠17340–––
Oct 21atSyracuseW 28–⁠131616522110
Nov 2vs.West VirginiaW 44–⁠34137302340
Nov 9atRutgersL 25–⁠28198403190
Nov 18vs.South FloridaW 31–⁠875003270
Nov 25atPittsburghW 48–⁠249581230
Dec 2vs.UConnW 48–⁠1710640170
Jan 2 ✦vs.Wake ForestW 24–⁠13168202340
2005 Louisville 10 games, 523 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4atKentuckyW 31–⁠24127602190
Sep 17vs.Oregon StateW 63–⁠2765301−60
Sep 24atSouth FloridaL 14–⁠45104702170
Oct 1vs.Florida AtlanticW 61–⁠1085124400
Oct 8vs.North CarolinaW 69–⁠1442301190
Nov 3vs.PittsburghW 42–⁠20155812160
Nov 11vs.RutgersW 56–⁠5175522231
Nov 26vs.SyracuseW 41–⁠17209614680
Dec 3atUConnW 30–⁠2012320–––
Jan 2 ✦vs.Virginia TechL 24–⁠353320–––
2004 Louisville 8 games, 347 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.KentuckyW 28–⁠02190–––
Sep 11atArmyW 52–⁠2162902101
Sep 25atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠09650–––
Oct 2vs.East CarolinaW 59–⁠731502570
Nov 20atHoustonW 65–⁠272540–––
Nov 27vs.CincinnatiW 70–⁠757131−90
Dec 4atTulaneW 55–⁠768614290
Dec 31 ✦vs.Boise StateW 44–⁠404802300

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2007
Height5′11¼″
Weight220 lb
Arm length33¾″
Hand size9⅝″
40-yard dash4.57 s
10-yard split1.53 sW
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill7.22 s
20-yard shuttle4.34 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 22 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2007Kansas City Chiefs11300
2008Kansas City Chiefs7400
2009Kansas City Chiefs4–00
NFL career22700

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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