Running back, Arkansas (from Memphis), 2022–⁠26

Sutton Smith

Number
No. 5
Height
5′9″
Weight
196 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Marietta, GA

Sutton Smith plays running back for Arkansas, after Memphis (2022–⁠25). Last time out, at Vanderbilt: 2 catches, 12 yards.

2026 so far

195 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 2 catches, 12 yards at Vanderbilt, W 31–⁠21

Next game: vs. Missouri, Oct 31

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 36UNA
  2. 13@UTAH
  3. 17UGA
  4. 19TLSA
  5. 41@TA&M
  6. 40TENN
  7. 29@VAN

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

147rushing yards, career highvs. Arkansas, 20252rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Troy, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Memphis291354.7215
2023Memphis633054.8226
2024Memphis372.306
2025Memphis1026696.6784
2026Arkansas541953.6118
Career2511,3115.21284

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2022Memphis3500–––
2023Memphis204930–––
2025Memphis51551151250
2026Arkansas–––7430
Career286981221680

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Memphis44711.8024
2023Memphis181478.2248
2024Memphis2136.508
2025Memphis201095.5039
2026Arkansas131179.0040
Career574337.6248

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Memphis5RBYr 1
2023Memphis5RBYr 2
2024Memphis5RBYr 3
2025Memphis5RBYr 4
2026Arkansas5RBSr. (Yr 5)5′9″196

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
2022Memphis340.30––10.46%–
2023Memphis840.0824th (n=450)0.176.410%0.04
2024Memphis5-0.04––-0.2––
2025Memphis1260.1873rd (n=576)0.1022.515%0.31
2026Arkansas75-0.0124th (n=478)0.10-0.815%0.15

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Memphis45%3.201.202.3021%
2026Arkansas40%2.700.800.4017%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Arkansas 7 games, 195 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.North AlabamaW 31–⁠1415360––2
Sep 12atUtahL 10–⁠437130–––
Sep 19vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠456171–––
Sep 26vs.TulsaW 34–⁠65190––2
Oct 3atTexas A&ML 7–⁠346410––1
Oct 10vs.TennesseeL 17–⁠2411400–––
Oct 17atVanderbiltW 31–⁠214290––2
2025 Memphis 12 games, 669 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.ChattanoogaW 45–⁠1096011201
Sep 6atGeorgia StateW 38–⁠1614741––2
Sep 13atTroyW 28–⁠7181132––4
Sep 20vs.ArkansasW 32–⁠31121471––1
Sep 27atFlorida AtlanticW 55–⁠267260––1
Oct 4vs.TulsaW 45–⁠7103411141
Oct 18atUABL 24–⁠315260199–
Oct 25vs.South FloridaW 34–⁠311035013–
Oct 31atRiceW 38–⁠14200––1
Nov 7vs.TulaneL 32–⁠382200––2
Nov 15atEast CarolinaL 27–⁠3171091119–
Nov 27vs.NavyL 17–⁠286250––2
2024 Memphis 1 game, 7 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.North AlabamaW 40–⁠0370–––
2023 Memphis 13 games, 305 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Bethune-CookmanW 56–⁠14181152–––
Sep 9atArkansas StateW 37–⁠3550–––
Sep 14vs.NavyW 28–⁠24470117–
Sep 23vs.MissouriL 27–⁠34215010–
Sep 30vs.Boise StateW 35–⁠32250116–
Oct 13vs.TulaneL 21–⁠314220255–
Oct 21atUABW 45–⁠214210370–
Oct 28atNorth TexasW 45–⁠429590–––
Nov 4vs.South FloridaW 59–⁠50–––386–
Nov 11atCharlotteW 44–⁠38380295–
Nov 18vs.SMUL 34–⁠38270230–
Nov 24atTempleW 45–⁠216190260–
Dec 29 ✦atIowa StateW 36–⁠264220364–
2022 Memphis 7 games, 135 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 17vs.Arkansas StateW 44–⁠323210–––
Oct 1vs.TempleW 24–⁠32−10–––
Oct 22atTulaneL 28–⁠386280350–
Nov 5vs.UCFL 28–⁠35110–––
Nov 19vs.North AlabamaW 59–⁠07551–––
Nov 26atSMUL 31–⁠344111–––
Dec 27 ✦vs.Utah StateW 38–⁠106200–––

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

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