NC State RB Hollywood Smothers Earns 1st Team All-ACC Honors

The official All-ACC Teams were revealed today, and NC State Redshirt Sophomore Running Back Hollywood Smothers was named to the 1st Team, becoming the first Wolfpack Running Back to earn 1st Team honors since Nyheim Hines in 2017.

Smothers has rushed for 939 yards and 6 touchdowns in 11 games, averaging 5.9 yards per carry. He also has 37 receptions for 189 yards and a touchdown. Smothers’ 37 receptions rank 3rd on the team.

Heading into bowl season, Smothers ranks 2nd in the ACC in rushing yards, trailing UVA’s J’Mari Taylor by 58 yards.

The last time an NC State Running Back rushed for 939 yards in a season was. back in 2018, when Reggie Gallaspy II rushed for 1,091 yards.