A 4th round draft pick out of Utah State in 1968, Charlie Smith played a total of 91 games with the Raiders, 65 of those were as a starter. In 1969 he led the Raiders with 600 rushing yards.  He has 858 carries for 3,351 yards (a 3.9 YPC) and 24 TDs. 141 catches for 1,596 yards and 10 TDs. Played some special teams as well. As of 2021 he is still the 11th leading rusher in Raider franchise history.

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Regular Season Rushing & Receiving Statistics
    Game Rushing Receiving Totals
Year Age Tm # Games Carries Yards Y/A Long TD Catches Yards Y/R Long TD Total Touches Y/Tch YScm Total TDs
1968 22 OAK 23 14 95 504 5.3 65 5 22 321 14.6 43 2 117 7.1 825 7
1969 23 OAK 23 14 177 600 3.4 26 2 30 322 10.7 32 2 207 4.5 922 4
1970 24 OAK 23 14 168 681 4.1 24 3 23 173 7.5 27 2 191 4.5 854 5
1971 25 OAK 23 8 11 4 0.4 8 1 2 67 33.5 44 0 13 5.5 71 1
1972 26 OAK 23 14 170 686 4.0 28 8 28 353 12.6 43 2 198 5.2 1039 10
1973 27 OAK 23 14 173 682 3.9 19 4 28 260 9.3 20 1 201 4.7 942 5
1974 28 OAK 23 13 64 194 3.0 22 1 8 100 12.5 30 1 72 4.1 294 2
1975 29 SDG 23 4 0 0   0 0           0   0 0
7 seasons Raiders 91 858 3351 3.9 65 24 141 1596 11.3 44 10 999 5.0 4947 34
1 season Chargers 4 0 0   0 0           0   0 0
8 Year NFL Career 95 858 3351 3.9 65 24 141 1596 11.3 44 10 999 5.0 4947 34

Post Season Rushing & Receiving Statistics
  Rushing Receiving Totals
Year Age Tm Games Carries Yards TD Long Y/A Catches Yards Y/R TD Long Total Touches Y/Tch YScm Total TDs
1968 22 OAK 2 18 75 0 32 4.2 5 52 10.4 0 26 23 5.5 127 0
1969 23 OAK 2 20 34 1 9 1.7 12 189 15.8 1 60 32 7.0 223 2
1970 24 OAK 2 18 81 0 21 4.5 3 30 10.0 0 14 21 5.3 111 0
1972 26 OAK 1 14 57 0 9 4.1 2 8 4.0 0 5 16 4.1 65 0
1973 27 OAK 2 27 108 0 40 4.0 7 53 7.6 0 14 34 4.7 161 0
1974 28 OAK 2 0 0 0 0   2 35 17.5 1 31 2 17.5 35 1
Playoff Totals 11 97 355 1 40 3.7 31 367 11.8 2 60 128 5.6 722 3

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