Career Accolades

As a Junior (2022)

Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Started at running back in two games before suffering a season-ending injury
Rushed for 206 yards on 30 carries and three touchdowns
Totaled eight receptions for 63 yards in the air, adding a touchdown
Returned one kick for 13 yards
Had a breakout game to open the 2022 season, finishing with 118 yards on 11 rushes and added five receptions for 37 yards against Colgate (Sept. 3) .... first career two-rushing TD game, including a 87-yard touchdown run on first play from scrimmage, tied for the fifth-longest in program history ... marked his first career 100-yard rushing game
Career-high 19 rushing attempts, totaling 88 rushing yards and 26 receiving yards (114 total) and two scores against USC (Sept. 10) ... recorded his first career receiving touchdown ... became the first Cardinal since 2018 with a rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game (Cameron Scarlett, Dec. 1, 2018 at Cal)

As a Sophomore (2021)

Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Appeared in seven games making one start
Rushed for 133 yards, averaging 5.1 yards per carry, with one touchdown
Added 15 receptions for 74 yards
Scored his first career touchdown on a fourth quarter run, totaling 41 yards (Sept. 18)
Broke off a career long 32-yard run against Utah, ending with 53 rushing yards (Nov. 5)

As a Freshman (2020)

Greg Piers Award
Played in three games
Totaled three catches for seven yards
Recorded his first two receptions, making two catches for three yards at California in the 123rd Big Game (Nov. 27)

Prior to Stanford

Prepped at Dallas Jesuit High School for head coach Brandon Hickman
Lettered three seasons in football
Unanimous four-star recruit ranked No. 48 by ESPN, No. 74 by Rivals, No. 87 by PrepStar and No. 339 by 247Sports
Ranked No. 7 in Texas by Rivals, No. 9 by ESPN, No. 13 by PrepStar and No. 43 by 247Sports
Rated the No. 3 all-purpose back by Rivals and PrepStar, the No. 5 all-purpose back by 247Sports and the No. 5 athlete by ESPN
2020 Under Armour All-America Game participant
2019 District 9-6A Offensive Player of the Year
2019 Unanimous all-district first team
2018 all-district second team
2018 Team Most Valuable Player
2017 MaxPreps Sophomore All-American
2017 all-state
2017 Dallas Morning News Area Newcomer of the Year
2017 District 9-6A Newcomer of the Year
Finished with 167 rushes for 902 yards and 22 touchdowns while adding 32 catches for 502 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior in 2019, despite missing the first two games of the season
Rushed for 872 yards and 12 touchdowns with 39 receptions for 498 yards and five touchdowns as a junior in 2018
Finished with 1,303 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns while adding 43 catches for 613 yards and seven scores as a sophomore in 2017

Personal

Full name is Emmitt James Smith IV
Son of Emmitt and Pat Smith
Father is a Pro Football Hall of Famer who rushed for 18,355 yards and 164 touchdowns in 15 NFL seasons
Has four siblings, Jasmin, Rheagen, Skylar and Elijah
Sister, Rheagen, plays soccer at Texas A&M

E.J. Smith