Running back, South Carolina State, 2023–⁠26

Tyler J. Smith

Number
No. 10
Height
5′10″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Gaffney, SC

Tyler J. Smith plays running back for South Carolina State. Last time out, at Bethune-Cookman: 7 carries, 91 yards.

2026 so far

214 rushing yards

Last game: 7 carries, 91 yards at Bethune-Cookman, W 31–⁠21

Next game: vs. Norfolk State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 72SAV
  2. 36FAMU
  3. 9VSU
  4. 6@FUR
  5. 91@BCU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

122rushing yards, career highat Delaware State, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Morgan State, 2025

Team titles: MEAC champions, 2024 and 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023South Carolina State592955.0240
2024*South Carolina State291906.6186
2025South Carolina State1125124.6655
2026South Carolina State282147.6055
Career2281,2115.3986

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023South Carolina State22412.0017
2024*South Carolina State3144.717
2025South Carolina State12968.0038
2026South Carolina State4348.5115
Career211688.0238

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023South Carolina State10RBYr 1
2024South Carolina State10RBYr 2
2025South Carolina State10RBYr 3
2026South Carolina State10RBJr. (Yr 4)5′10″190

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
2025South Carolina State (FCS)1280.0328th (n=576)0.103.315%
2026South Carolina State (FCS)320.23––7.510%

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

2026 South Carolina State 5 games, 214 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Savannah StateW 87–⁠057204117
Sep 6vs.Florida A&MW 31–⁠13736011115
Sep 12vs.Virginia StateW 66–⁠04906212
Sep 19atFurmanW 20–⁠175605––
Sep 26atBethune-CookmanW 31–⁠21791055––
2025 South Carolina State 12 games, 512 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.WoffordW 16–⁠153705––
Sep 6atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠384130616
Sep 13vs.Bethune-CookmanW 55–⁠411153111247
Sep 20atSouth FloridaL 14–⁠636130814
Sep 27atCharleston SouthernL 24–⁠31138511914
Oct 4vs.Savannah StateW 49–⁠681907––
Oct 11atNorth Carolina A&TW 22–⁠1683101017
Oct 25atNorfolk StateW 51–⁠2019113129––
Nov 1vs.Morgan StateW 36–⁠301811025523
Nov 8vs.HowardW 42–⁠121−300––
Nov 22atDelaware StateW 28–⁠171349011321
Dec 13 ✦vs.Prairie View A&MW 40–⁠388221514
2024 South Carolina State 7 games, 190 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atFlorida A&ML 18–⁠22370814
Oct 26vs.Delaware StateW 69–⁠354−402––
Oct 31vs.North Carolina CentralW 24–⁠2173601517
Nov 9atHowardW 38–⁠14619010––
Nov 16atMorgan StateW 54–⁠73118186––
Nov 23vs.Norfolk StateW 53–⁠21370313
Dec 14 ✦vs.Jackson StateL 7–⁠283707––

No box score in the source for Oct 19 vs. Fort Valley State, so that game is not listed.

2023 South Carolina State 8 games, 295 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 26vs.Jackson StateL 7–⁠37317016––
Sep 2atCharlotteL 3–⁠242606––
Sep 9atGeorgia TechL 13–⁠4841808––
Oct 21atDelaware StateW 35–⁠712122140––
Oct 26atNorth Carolina CentralL 28–⁠628406117
Nov 4vs.HowardW 27–⁠24629014––
Nov 11vs.Morgan StateL 17–⁠20112106––
Nov 18atNorfolk StateW 44–⁠17137812117

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

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