The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hollywood Smothers - 2026 Football Roster
Roster
Hollywood Smothers
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 196
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- W. Charlotte
- Major:
- Physical Culture & Sports
CAREER HIGHS
- Attempts: 24 // at Wake Forest, 9/11/25
- Rushing Yards: 164 // at Wake Forest, 9/11/25
- Rushing TDs: 2 (4x) // last vs. Ohio State, 9/12/26
- Long Rush: 65 // at Pittsburgh, 10/25/25
- Receptions: 6 // at California, 10/19/24
- Receiving Yards: 87 (2x) // last at California, 10/19/24
- Receiving TDs: 1 (4x) // last vs. Texas State, 9/5/26
- Long Reception: 72 // vs. Syracuse, 10/12/24
- All-Purpose Yards: 181 // vs. East Carolina, 12/28/24
A first-year running back from Charlotte, N.C … has played in 31 career games with 22 starts … Paul Hornung Award's Player of the Week (Sept. 15, 2026) ... on 2026 Doak Walker Award watch list ... 2026 preseason All-SEC Third Team selection ... 2026 Phil Steele preseason Second-Team SEC selection ... 2026 Phil Steele preseason Fourth-Team All-America selection ... transferred to Texas from NC State in spring 2026 … a 2025 First-Team All-ACC selection … has six career 100-yard rushing performances.
SENIOR (2026)
Has started in five games ... made his Longhorn debut starting in season opener vs. Texas State (9/5), carrying the ball 10 times for 70 yards and caught three passes for 28 yards and a touchdown against the Bobcats ... rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries while hauling in three receptions for 29 yards in win over No. 1/1 Ohio State (9/12) ... scored back-to-back touchdowns in the fourth quarter to complete the Longhorns' comeback ... also returned a kickoff for 19 yards against the Buckeyes ... had 10 carries for a team-high 54 yards along with two receptions for 11 yards vs. UTSA (9/19) ... did not play at Tennessee (9/26) ... rushed 12 times for 39 yards and caught two passes for 19 yards against Oklahoma (10/10) ... logged 52 yards on 12 carries and six yards on one reception (4.3 ypc) vs. Florida (10/17).
BEFORE TEXAS
JUNIOR (2025)
Started in 11 games as a sophomore at NC State … totaled 160 carries for 939 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 5.9 ypc and 85.4 ypg … had four 100-yard rushing performances … a 2025 First-Team All-ACC selection … also caught 37 passes for 189 yards and a score … in season-opener vs. East Carolina (Aug. 28), rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries while reeling in four receptions for 30 yards, accounting for 106 yards of total offense … charted 17 carries for 140 yards (8.2 ypc) and season-high two touchdowns to go along with two receptions for 13 yards vs. Virginia (Sept. 6) … recorded a career-high 164 rushing yards on 24 attempts (6.8 ypc) at Wake Forest (Sept. 11) … carried 17 times for 123 yards (7.2 ypc) and a score at Duke (Sept. 20) … also added five receptions for 41 yards, logging 164 yards of total offense against the Blue Devils … had 16 carries for 67 yards and grabbed four passes for 11 yards via the air vs. Virginia Tech (Sept. 27) … posted his fourth 100-yard rushing effort of the season after running for 123 yards on four attempts (30.8 ypc) and a touchdown against Campbell (Oct. 4) … also collected two catches for 30 yards and a touchdown vs. Campbell … ran for 46 yards on 12 attempts and gathered four receptions for 21 yards vs. Notre Dame (Oct. 11) … rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on eight carries at Pitt (Oct. 25) … also caught three passes for 25 yards against the Panthers … had seven rushing attempts for -2 yards and caught two passes for six yards at Miami (Nov. 15) … totaled 84 yards on the ground on 21 carries (7 ypc) vs. Florida State (Nov. 21) … ran 12 times for 32 yards and hauled in four receptions for 13 yards vs. North Carolina (Nov. 29).
SOPHOMORE (2024)
Played in all 11 games with six starts at NC State, starting the last six games of the season … made his Wolfpack debut in season opener vs. Western Carolina (Aug. 29), posting three carries for 39 yards (13 ypc) … also returned two kickoffs for 49 yards, including a career-long 32-yard return … rushed for 25 yards on three carries and added three receptions for a yard against Tennessee (Sept. 7) … had nine rushing yards on five carries vs. Louisiana Tech (Sept. 14) … registered eight carries for 41 yards and a touchdown – his first career collegiate touchdown – vs. Clemson (Sept. 21) … recorded four carries for 18 yards and reeled in three catches for a career-high 87 yards (29 ypc) through the air vs. Syracuse (Oct. 12) … ran seven times for 25 yards and amassed six receptions for 87 yards (14.5 ypc) and a score at Cal (Oct. 19), marking his second-straight week with 87 receiving yards … rushed for 100 yards on 16 attempts (6.3 ypc) and a career-high two touchdowns vs. Stanford – his first career 100-yard rushing effort … had five carries for 13 yards and a reception for four yards against Duke (Nov. 9) … ran seven times for 79 yards and a score (11.3 ypc) and made one reception for eight yards at Georgia Tech (Nov. 21) … totaled 83 yards on 13 carries (6.4 ypc) and tied his career-high in rushing touchdowns with two at North Carolina (Nov. 30) … gathered three receptions for 34 yards against the Tarheels … rushed for a season-high 139 yards on 15 attempts (9 ypc) and hauled in two receptions for 42 yards and a score vs. East Carolina (Dec. 28), tallying 181 yards of total offense.
FRESHMAN (2023)
Played his freshman year at Oklahoma, appearing in four games with the Sooners before redshirting … totaled 42 yards on 11 carries and caught one pass for a yard … carried seven times for 16 yards vs. Arkansas State (Sept. 2) … notched 20 yards on two carries at Tulsa (Sept. 16) … had a reception for a yard at Oklahoma State (Nov. 4) … carried twice for six yards vs. West Virginia (Nov. 11).
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals and a three-star recruit by 247Sports and On3 … ranked as the No. 230 recruit by ESPN … touted as nation’s No. 12 running back by ESPN, No. 15 by Rivals, No. 40 by 247 and No. 44 by On3 … rated the No. 6 prospect in the state of North Carolina by Rivals, No. 9 by ESPN, No. 20 by 247 and No. 21 by On3 … played in three-straight state championship games at Vance/Chambers High School and won titles as freshman and sophomore ... named state's offensive player of the year as a sophomore and junior by Charlotte Observer ... rushed for 1,581 yards and 28 touchdowns as a junior ... named 2020 North Carolina Mr. Football as a sophomore when he rushed for 1,206 yards and scored 12 TDs in 10 games.
PERSONAL
Nickname "Hollywood" came after his first varsity game in high school.
