EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Kentucky#30 · 7-1 | 2 | 3% |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois#69 · 8-5 | 1 | 1% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Ahmir Smith's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Ahmir Smith's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 | W 45–13 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2 | L 17–45 | no stats recorded | |||||
| 3 | @ | W 31–21 | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 | W 45–21 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | @ | W 35–34 | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 | W 35–34 | no stats recorded | |||||
| 7 | @ | W 21–13 | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 | W 34–17 | no stats recorded | |||||
| 2026 · 2 games | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 3 | — |
| Yards | 12 | 1037th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 8 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Youngstown State | 59 | ~7 (2–14) | 2 | 12% |
| Wk 4 · South Alabama | 68 | ~10 (2–19) | 1 | 15% |
| Season | 511 | 17 (6–34) | 3 | 3% |
8 RBs on the Kentucky roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CJ Baxter | RB | SR | 88 | 487 | 5.5 | 8 | 8 | +0.24 |
| 26 | Jason Patterson | RB | JR | 71 | 443 | 6.2 | 3 | 5 | +0.23 |
| 2 | Jovantae Barnes | RB | SR | 43 | 224 | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | +0.06 |
| 28 | Ahmir Smith | RB | JR | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | -0.15 |
| 29 | Jordan Colbert | RB | JR | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | — | +0.67 |
| 21 | Tovani Mizell | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Delvecchio Alston II | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Isaiah Jackson | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Kentucky depth chart →