#21
SMU · 2026

Christian Rhodes

RBFreshman6' 1", 210 lbsDallas, TX★★★★ 2026 recruit · #173 nationally
SMU Mustangs6-2 · TDC #29
Snap share
8%
likely 4–17%
Rush yards
64
612th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
5.3
Rush TD
2
266th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
2
1510th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.39
13 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

13 plays · +5.0 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.39
Passing-0.02
Rushing+0.46
1st down+0.34
2nd down+0.49
3rd down-0.18
Standard downs+0.26
Passing downs+0.67
RhodesRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays6%
Pass plays2%
Run plays11%
1st down4%
2nd down9%
3rd down6%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs7%
RhodesRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries9—
Success rate55.6%—
Explosive run rate22.2%—
Stuffed at the line22.2%—
First downs4—
Red-zone carries4—
Goal-line carries2—

Charting

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

Run direction12 carries

Left
50%
6.5 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
42%
4.6 YPC · 40% succ.
Right
8%
2.0 YPC · 0% 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

Christian Rhodes'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

6.4 avg. game scoreBest: 6.8 vs California (Week 8)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
RushingReceivingReturns
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLongKRKR ydsPRPR ydsTD
1@Florida StateW 27–24—no stats recorded
2UC DavisW 56–10—no stats recorded
3@LouisvilleL 31–41—no stats recorded
4Missouri StateW 34–24—no stats recorded
5Boston CollegeW 25–16—no stats recorded
7VirginiaW 23–13—210.503··········
8CaliforniaW 59–206.87415.9213··········
9@SyracuseL 27–306.13227.30192178.5014243···
2026 · 3 games6.412645.32192178.5014243···

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries12—
Yards64612th / 1519
Yards / carry5.3—
Touchdowns2266th / 683
Long19—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21510th / 2089
Yards171594th / 2074
Yards / catch8.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long14—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns2—
Yards43—
Average21.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long23—

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 7 · Virginia69~11 (3–21)2·16%
Wk 8 · California68~16 (11–21)7·24%
Wk 9 · Syracuse67~16 (11–21)5224%
Season54643 (21–95)1428%

Position Room

6 RBs on the SMU roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
6Kendrick RaphaelRBSR1356975.2915+0.25
4Dramekco GreenRBSO361113.106+0.01
21Christian RhodesRBFR12645.322+0.39
25William FierroRBSR640.701-0.52
20EJ KellyRBFR220101—+1.41
24Link RhodesRBSR——————

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. SMU depth chart →