Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 32 | — |
| Success rate | 43.8% | 182nd / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 9.4% | 263rd / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 21.9% | 289th / 332 |
| First downs | 8 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 5 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Palmer-Smith's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Run direction34 carries
2025 charting · UL Monroe
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Palmer-Smith’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted6 targets charted
Run direction66 carries
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  UL Monroe#136 · 1-7 | 5 | 21% | 34 | 156 | 4.6 | 1 | 43.8% | 4 | 26 | 0 | 4.7% |
| 2025 | UL Monroe#130 · 3-9 | 12 | 37% | 115 | 660 | 5.7 | 4 | 43.6% | 7 | 47 | 0 | 6.2% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Zach Palmer-Smith's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Zach Palmer-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 | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Mississippi State | L 13–62 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 2 | @ UAB | L 20–26 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 3 |  SE Louisiana | L 35–38 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 4 |  Florida Atlantic | L 17–45 | 4.2 | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | @ South Alabama | L 35–52 | 6.6 | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 1 | 31 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 |  Louisiana Tech | L 0–24 | — | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 | @ Troy | W 21–14 | 6.0 | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 |  Southern Miss | L 21–35 | 5.5 | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 · 5 games | 5.6 | 34 | 156 | 4.6 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 34 | — |
| Yards | 156 | 397th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 4.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 411th / 683 |
| Long | 31 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4 | 1233rd / 2089 |
| Yards | 26 | 1422nd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 6.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 13 | — |
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
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 · Florida Atlantic | 55 | ~20 (14–26) | 7 | 36% |
| Wk 5 · South Alabama | 69 | ~29 (20–38) | 8 | 42% |
| Wk 7 · Louisiana Tech | 55 | ~9 (2–17) | 1 | 16% |
| Wk 8 · Troy | 61 | ~29 (20–38) | 12 | 48% |
| Wk 9 · Southern Miss | 77 | ~24 (16–31) | 10 | 31% |
| Season | 528 | 111 (86–137) | 38 | 21% |
Position Room
9 RBs on the UL Monroe roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Bryson Roland | RB | SO | 43 | 150 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | -0.30 |
| 6 | Zach Palmer-Smith | RB | SR | 34 | 156 | 4.6 | 1 | 4 | +0.10 |
| 3 | Derrick Jameson | RB | SR | 29 | 145 | 5 | 2 | 8 | +0.06 |
| 23 | CJ Phillip | RB | JR | 25 | 67 | 2.7 | 1 | 5 | -0.04 |
| 20 | Don Chaney | RB | SR | 19 | 75 | 3.9 | 0 | — | -0.08 |
| 26 | Trevon Kinchen | RB | SR | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | — | +0.12 |
| 21 | Julian Walker | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Makin Lenard | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Christian Ponti | 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. UL Monroe depth chart →