Running back, North Texas, 2017–20
Nic Smith
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 204 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Fort Worth, TX
Nic Smith played running back at North Texas (2017–20).
Career highs
178rushing yards, career highat Rice, 20172rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Old Dominion, 2017Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Texas | 137 | 678 | 4.9 | 6 | 32 |
| 2018 | North Texas | 67 | 358 | 5.3 | 2 | 66 |
| 2019 | North Texas | 33 | 107 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | North Texas | 35 | 164 | 4.7 | 0 | 34 |
| Career | 272 | 1,307 | 4.8 | 8 | 66 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Texas | 18 | 140 | 7.8 | 2 | 29 |
| 2018 | North Texas | 10 | 77 | 7.7 | 1 | 20 |
| 2019 | North Texas | 15 | 107 | 7.1 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 43 | 324 | 7.5 | 3 | 29 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | North Texas | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Texas | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| 2019 | North Texas | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020 | North Texas | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 62 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Texas | 21 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | North Texas | 21 | RB | So. | ||
| 2019 | North Texas | 21 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2020 | North Texas | 21 | RB | Sr. | 5′10″ | 204 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Texas | 162 | 0.09 | 39th (n=287) | 0.12 | 14.6 | 15% | 0.05 |
| 2018 | North Texas | 78 | 0.05 | 23rd (n=300) | 0.15 | 3.6 | 9% | 0.10 |
| 2019 | North Texas | 49 | -0.10 | – | – | -4.6 | 8% | – |
| 2020 | North Texas | 36 | 0.04 | – | – | 1.6 | 12% | -0.08 |
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
2020 North Texas 6 games, 164 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 31–41 | 6 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 21–49 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | at | W 52–35 | 11 | 57 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 27–17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | at | L 17–49 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 3 | vs. | L 31–42 | 16 | 96 | 0 | – | – | – |
2019 North Texas 9 games, 107 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 51–31 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 27–49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 17–23 | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 45–3 | 6 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | L 27–45 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 33–30 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 38–39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 52–26 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 14–20 | – | – | – | 2 | 18 | 0 |
2018 North Texas 11 games, 358 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 46–23 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 58–16 | 6 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 22 | at | W 47–7 | 1 | 66 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 27–29 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at | W 27–24 | 12 | 59 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 30–7 | 7 | 40 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 20 | at | L 21–29 | 3 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 31–34 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 41–38 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at | W 24–21 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Dec 15 ✦ | vs. | L 13–52 | 6 | 48 | 0 | – | – | – |
2017 North Texas 14 games, 678 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 59–14 | 18 | 101 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at | L 32–54 | 5 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at | L 14–31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 46–43 | 8 | 40 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at | W 43–28 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 29–26 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 31–69 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 45–38 | 18 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 24–23 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 45–10 | 10 | 67 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 52–49 | 7 | 35 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 30–14 | 26 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | at | L 17–41 | 14 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | L 30–50 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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