Rod Smith
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2017
Height6'3"
Weight236 lb
BornJan 10, 1992
Age34
CollegeOhio StateSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2015
A running back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2015 | — | DAL | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6.7% | — | 0.0% | 68 | 27.8% |
| 2016 | — | DAL | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.5% | — | 0.0% | 94 | 48.7% |
| 2017 | — | DAL | 10 | — | 55 | 232 | 4 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 15 | 27.3 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 202 | 1 | 82.6% | 10.6 | 8.8 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 231 | 24.1% | — | 0.0% | 261 | 65.3% |
| 2018 | — | DAL | 13 | — | 44 | 127 | 1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 10 | 22.7 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 75.0% | 6.7 | 5.0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 150 | 14.1% | — | 0.0% | 261 | 62.8% |
| 2019 | — | TEN | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1.0% | — | 0.0% | 71 | 40.8% |
| Career | — | 33 | — | 101 | 364 | 5 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 26 | 25.7 | 0 | 38 | 30 | 272 | 1 | 78.9% | 9.1 | 7.2 | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 412 | 9.9% | — | 0.0% | 755 | 49.1% | |
Career EPA5.1·-3 rushing · 8 receiving·1.3/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | DAL | 3 | 0* | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 25 | DAL | 10 | 0* | 55 | 232 | 4 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 15 | 27.3 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2018 | 26 | DAL | 13 | 0* | 44 | 127 | 1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 10 | 22.7 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Career | 26 | 101 | 364 | 5 | 3.6 | — | 26 | — | 0 | 13.5 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | DAL | 3 | 0* | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
| 2016 | 24 | DAL | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | 25 | DAL | 10 | 0* | 23 | 19 | 202 | 1 | 82.6% | 10.6 | 8.8 | — | 9 |
| 2018 | 26 | DAL | 13 | 0* | 12 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 75.0% | 6.7 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
| Career | 27 | 38 | 30 | 272 | 1 | 78.9% | 9.1 | 7.2 | — | 11 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | DAL | 11 | 0* | 26 | 6.7% | — | 0.0% | 68 | 27.8% |
| 2016 | 24 | DAL | 7 | 0* | 4 | 3.5% | — | 0.0% | 94 | 48.7% |
| 2017 | 25 | DAL | 15 | 0* | 231 | 24.1% | — | 0.0% | 261 | 65.3% |
| 2018 | 26 | DAL | 16 | 0* | 150 | 14.1% | — | 0.0% | 261 | 62.8% |
| 2019 | 27 | TEN | 6 | 0* | 1 | 1.0% | — | 0.0% | 71 | 40.8% |
| Career | 55 | 412 | — | — | — | 755 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | -0.5 | -0.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -0.8 | 0 | -3 |
| 2017 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | 5.5 | 10.7 | 0 | 47 |
| 2018 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | -7.7 | -1.4 | 0 | -5 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 40 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | DAL | 16 | 0* | -0.4 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 85.4 |
| Career | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 38 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 38 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
48
Sustained
career value
×.6
49
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 48.4 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 38· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 48
On-field 33.5
Availability 14.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2017bestavg 492018
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader3
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
1.28 EPA/season over 4 seasons50
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 88%.
Per-Snap Impact
Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap1.547Touch rate0.338EPA/snap0.012Snap share12.1%Off snaps411Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameRushing
Att1Yds1Y/A1.0
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-0.7
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Zack MartinG4yCole BeasleyWR4yDeMarcus LawrenceLB4yTyron SmithOT4yL.P. LaDouceurLS4ySean LeeOLB4yDamien WilsonOLB4yByron JonesCB4yJeff HeathS4yTyrone CrawfordDT4yLa'el CollinsOT4yChris JonesP4yGeoff SwaimTE4yTerrance WilliamsWR4yDavid IrvingDT4yJason WittenTE3yJason WhittleG3yDan BaileyK3yMaliek CollinsDT3yDak PrescottQB3yDarren McFaddenRB3yEzekiel ElliottRB3yKeith SmithFB3yKyle WilberLB3y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2019team change
Joined TEN (from DAL)
- 2019final season
Last recorded season with TEN
- 2015signing
Entered the NFL with DAL
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 236 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | TEN | 0 | W6Questionable· Groin |
| 2017 | DAL | 0 | W17Questionable· Back |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →
38
peak 49
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2017
C2018
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
69%
2015
Era Translator
Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Rush Yds | Rush Yds/G | → 2025 Rush Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 232 | 23.2 | 384+152 | 22.6 |
| 2018 | 127 | 9.8 | 142+15 | 8.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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