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University of Minnesota Athletics
Player Profile: Rodney Smith
5/23/2018 12:00:00 AM | Football
Who: Rodney Smith
What: Graduate of the College of Education and Human Development with a Youth Studies degree and starting running back.
Why: Smith will go down in Minnesota history as one of the program's most elite running backs and has a chance this season to set a new standard for all-purpose yards by a Gopher.
Numbers To Know
37 - Games played
626 - Rushes, which ranks sixth all-time in school history
2,805 - Rushing yards, which ranks eighth all-time in school history
21 - Rushing TDs, which is tied for ninth in school history.
10 - Number of 100-yard rushing games, which ranks eighth in program history
56 - Receptions
419 - Receiving yards
22 - Kick returns
626 - Kick return yards
2 -Kick return TDs
28.5 - Average yards per kick return, which currently ranks first in program history (minimum 20 returns)
3,850 - All-purpose yards, which ranks eighth in school history
1,260 - Yards needed to break Darrel Thompson school record of 5,109 all-purpose yards
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