Biography
NEVADA CAREER
FIFTH YEAR (2022): Played in eight games, making two starts ... Missed four games late in the season due to injury ... Rushed for 233 yards and five touchdowns, also caught 13 balls for 101 yards ... Ran for 61 yards and two scores on 13 carries at New Mexico State (Aug. 27) ... Carried five times for 20 yards and a touchdown against Texas State (Sept. 3) ... Ran for 59 yards and a score on 13 carries, caught three balls for 42 yards against Incarnate Word (Sept. 10) ... Caught three passes for 23 yards, ran for a touchdown at Hawai'i (Oct. 15).
SENIOR (2021): Appeared in all 13 games, rushing for 331 yards and five touchdowns on 85 attempts, and catching 19 passes for 98 yards and one touchdown... Recorded season-high 85 yards rushing against Western Michigan in the Quick Lane Bowl (Dec. 27), also posted a season-long-rush of 34 yards and tied a season-high with one rushing touchdown... Finished the regular season with 57 yards on seven attempts and one rushing touchdown... It marked his first rushing touchdown since Oct. 2 at Boise State... Rushed for a touchdown in three straight games on Sep. 11 vs. Idaho State, Sep. 18 at Kansas State, and Oct. 2 at Boise State... Carried the ball a season-high 11 times on two separate occasions; first in the season-opener at Cal on Sep. 4 (36 yards, 11 attempts); second on Oct. 16 vs. Hawai'i (11 attempts, 27 yards)... Posted his first touchdown reception of his career against Idaho State (Sep. 30) and finished with 30 yards on three receptions... Returns for his final season of eligibility in 2022 with 1,253-career rushing yards on 278 carries and 21-career rushing touchdowns... Averages 29.83 yards per game heading into his final season with the Wolf Pack.
JUNIOR (2020): Played in all nine games, rushing for 427 yards and two touchdowns, and catching 17 passes for 96 yards ... Rushed for 65 yards and caught five balls for 16 yards against Wyoming (Oct. 24) ... Ran for 45 yards and a touchdown on four carries at UNLV (Oct. 31) ... Carried 14 times for 81 yards at Hawai'i (Nov. 28) ... Eclipsed the 100-yard mark with 105 yards on 18 carries against Tulane at the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Dec. 22).
SOPHOMORE (2019): Although he only played in nine games as a sophomore, he led the Pack with seven rushing touchdowns… Netted 302 rushing yards on 66 attempts … Registered two two-touchdown games, scoring multiple times against San Jose State and UNLV … Had a career-high 77 rushing yards on just four attempts at Fresno State along with a touchdown … Also registered his career-long run of 51 yards at the Bulldogs.
FRESHMAN (2018): Became a goal line threat for Nevada’s rushing attach in his freshman season, scoring seven touchdowns … Totaled 45 carries for 193 yards … Played in 10 regular season games, making his lone start against Boise State … In his final three regular season games, scored five touchdowns and tallied at least one score in each of those three games … His season-high rushing total came in his first collegiate game where he ran for 43 yards and a touchdown on five carries … He also scampered for his season-long 20-yard run against the Vikings … Scored two touchdowns at Hawai’i and against Colorado State … Scored a go-ahead TD in the 2018 Arizona Bowl victory with 1:06 left in the fourth quarter.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Graduated from John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City, Okla. where he was a four-sport athlete in football, wrestling, basketball and track & field … Named the MaxPreps Player of the Year, Jim Thorpe Player of the Year, and 103.5 Player of the Year … Between 2015 and 2017 he put up 6,681 yards on the ground and scored 89 touchdowns.
PERSONAL
Son of Glorice Smith and Marcus Smith … Communications major … Plans to play in the NFL … Chose Nevada because of the recruiting style … Also recruited by Abilene Christian, Central Michigan, Grambling State, Liberty, Montana, Navy, North Texas and South Dakota State … Lists Bo Jackson as his sports hero … The most memorable moment of his pre-college career was winning the state championship … Enjoys sleeping, fishing and playing basketball in his free time.
