#26
Oregon · 2026

Brandon Smith

RBFreshman6' 0", 203 lbsFresno, CA★★★★ 2026 recruit · #255 nationally
Oregon Ducks5-3 · TDC #11
Snap share
14%
likely 11–17%
Rush yards
193
347th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
6.0
Rush TD
2
266th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
5
1122nd of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.41
39 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

39 plays · +16.2 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.41
Passing+0.04
Rushing+0.50
1st down+0.34
2nd down+0.14
3rd down+0.48
Standard downs+0.49
Passing downs+0.15
SmithRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays13%
Pass plays5%
Run plays22%
1st down14%
2nd down10%
3rd down12%
Standard downs14%
Passing downs10%
SmithRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries17—
Success rate58.8%—
Explosive run rate23.5%—
Stuffed at the line17.6%—
First downs7—
Red-zone carries5—
Goal-line carries2—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets7—
Target share6.4%—
Catch rate71.4%—
Success rate per target28.6%—
Yards per target7.0—
Explosive catches14.3%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Smith's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
7
5 caught (71%)
Avg. depth of target
-4.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
14.8
74 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-25
of 49 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

71% comp-4.0 avg. depth14.8 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (43%), 3 caught (100%), 16 yds, 5.3 per target3100% · 16yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 2 targets (29%), 2 caught (100%), 33 yds, 16.5 per target2100% · 33yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction32 carries

Left
13%
2.3 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
69%
5.8 YPC · 50% succ.
Right
19%
9.5 YPC · 67% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Game Log

Brandon 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

6.6 avg. game scoreBest: 8.0 vs Northwestern (Week 9)1 of 3 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Boise StateW 34–27—no stats recorded
2@Oklahoma StateL 31–39—no stats recorded
3Portland StateW 84–06.716855.3121·····
4@USCW 41–27—no stats recorded
6UCLAL 15–17—no stats recorded
7NebraskaW 17–145.16294.8013·····
8@IllinoisL 10–21—2115.50811717.0017
9NorthwesternW 34–268.088210.31354328.0022
2026 · 4 games6.6322076.52355499.8022

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries32—
Yards193347th / 1519
Yards / carry6—
Touchdowns2266th / 683
Long35—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions51122nd / 2089
Yards491156th / 2074
Yards / catch9.8—
Touchdowns0—
Long22—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards15—
Average15—
Touchdowns0—
Long15—

Snaps by Game

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 3 · Portland State94~30 (20–39)16·32%
Wk 7 · Nebraska76~15 (10–19)8·20%
Wk 8 · Illinois73~8 (2–16)3·11%
Wk 9 · Northwestern59~24 (16–31)12141%
Season55377 (60–95)39114%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Oregon roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
0Jordon DavisonRBSO914394.876+0.16
6Dierre Hill Jr.RBSO833994.8320-0.01
26Brandon SmithRBFR32193625+0.41
21Da'Jaun RiggsRBJR16734.603+0.03
4Tradarian BallRBFR7476.712+0.74
22Simeon PriceRBSR——————
27Killian SombeRBFR——————
40Zander QuinnRBSR——————

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. Oregon depth chart →