Rod Smith
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Ohio State, 2010–⁠14

Rod Smith

Number
No. 7
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Fort Wayne, IN
Born
Jan 10, 1992, in Fort Wayne, Indiana

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Rod Smith played running back at Ohio State (2010–⁠14).

Team titles: National champions, 2014; Big Ten champions, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Ohio State291164.0119
2012Ohio State322156.7233
2013Ohio State221175.3127
2014Ohio State241014.2414
Career1075495.1833

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2012Ohio State122780
2014Ohio State1170
Career132950

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Ohio State7RB
2011Ohio State7RB
2012Ohio State7RB
2013Ohio State7RB
2014Ohio State7RB6′3″

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
2013Ohio State26-0.02––-0.66%
2014Ohio State260.23––6.17%

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

2014 Ohio State 5 games, 101 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 30vs.NavyW 34–⁠17260––
Sep 13vs.Kent StateW 66–⁠0241––
Sep 27vs.CincinnatiW 50–⁠2811611––
Oct 4atMarylandW 52–⁠24591117
Oct 18vs.RutgersW 56–⁠174211––
2013 Ohio State 6 games, 117 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 7vs.San Diego StateW 42–⁠73111––
Sep 14atCaliforniaW 52–⁠34380––
Sep 21vs.Florida A&MW 76–⁠03450––
Oct 5atNorthwesternW 40–⁠303130––
Oct 26vs.Penn StateW 63–⁠144100––
Nov 2atPurdueW 56–⁠06300––
2012 Ohio State 9 games, 215 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.Miami (OH)W 56–⁠103160––
Sep 8vs.UCFW 31–⁠163100––
Sep 22vs.UABW 29–⁠156241––
Oct 6vs.NebraskaW 63–⁠382381125
Oct 13atIndianaW 52–⁠496400385
Oct 20vs.PurdueW 29–⁠22230494
Oct 27atPenn StateW 35–⁠234480228
Nov 3vs.IllinoisW 52–⁠225320246
Nov 24vs.MichiganW 26–⁠21140––
2011 Ohio State 4 games, 116 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3vs.AkronW 42–⁠018741––
Sep 10vs.ToledoW 27–⁠227240––
Sep 17atMiamiL 6–⁠24–––––
Sep 24vs.ColoradoW 37–⁠174180––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2015
Height6′2⅝″
Weight231 lb

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2023XFLVegas Vipers

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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