E.J. Smith vs ranked teams
E.J. Smith has averaged 20.2 rushing yards in 17 games against AP Top 25 opponents, vs 23.1 in 27 games against everyone else (2020-2025, regular season and postseason).
- Vs AP Top 25
- 20.2
- rushing yards per game · 17 games
- Vs everyone else
- 23.1
- rushing yards per game · 27 games
- Difference
- −2.9
- per game, ranked minus everyone else
Career and by season
| Period | Opponents | Games | Rush att | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec yds | Diff vs others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | AP Top 25 | 17 | 4.8 | 20.2 | 0.18 | 14.7 | −2.9 |
| Everyone else | 27 | 4.6 | 23.1 | 0.22 | 8.1 | ||
| 2025 | AP Top 25 | 4 | 4.8 | 17.5 | 0.50 | 2.3 | −9.5 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 5.0 | 27.0 | 0.40 | 1.8 | ||
| 2024 | AP Top 25 | 4 | 3.3 | 15.3 | 0.00 | 2.5 | −3.0 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 5.1 | 18.3 | 0.00 | 7.0 | ||
| 2023 | AP Top 25 | 6 | 4.2 | 16.2 | 0.00 | 30.8 | −3.6 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 4.7 | 19.8 | 0.17 | 9.5 | ||
| 2022 | AP Top 25 | 1 | 19.0 | 88.0 | 1.00 | 26.0 | −30.0 |
| Everyone else | 1 | 11.0 | 118.0 | 2.00 | 37.0 | ||
| 2021 | AP Top 25 | 2 | 3.0 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 10.0 | −7.7 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 4.0 | 21.2 | 0.20 | 10.4 | ||
| 2020 | AP Top 25 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Everyone else | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.5 |
Every game against a ranked opponent
- 2025 postseasonvs No. 10 Miami4 carries, 14 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 catches, 9 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2025 Week 14at No. 16 Texas4 carries, 27 rush yds, 1 TD · 0 catches, 0 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2025 Week 11at No. 19 Missouri6 carries, 24 rush yds, 1 TD · 0 catches, 0 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2025 Week 9at No. 20 LSU5 carries, 5 rush yds, 0 TD · 0 catches, 0 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2024 Week 14vs No. 3 Texas1 carries, 4 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 catches, 3 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2024 Week 9vs No. 8 LSU2 carries, 7 rush yds, 0 TD · 0 catches, 0 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2024 Week 6vs No. 9 Missouri6 carries, 26 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, 7 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2024 Week 1vs No. 7 Notre Dame4 carries, 24 rush yds, 0 TD · 0 catches, 0 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2023 Week 13vs No. 17 Notre Dame1 carries, -1 rush yds, 0 TD · 7 catches, 116 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2023 Week 11at No. 12 Oregon State4 carries, 7 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 catches, 15 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2023 Week 9vs No. 5 Washington5 carries, 18 rush yds, 0 TD · 4 catches, 11 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2023 Week 8vs No. 25 UCLA4 carries, -2 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 catches, 20 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2023 Week 5vs No. 9 Oregon6 carries, 25 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, 3 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2023 Week 2at No. 6 USC5 carries, 50 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 catches, 20 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2022 Week 2vs No. 10 USC19 carries, 88 rush yds, 1 TD · 3 catches, 26 rec yds, 1 TD
- 2021 Week 13vs No. 5 Notre Dame5 carries, 25 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, 6 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2021 Week 2at No. 14 USC1 carries, 2 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 catches, 14 rec yds, 0 TD
What counts: a game is ranked when the opponent stood in that week's AP Top 25 at kickoff. Games are regular season and postseason. Games are placed by season and week; dates and scores are not shown. Past results, not a projection.