I have not been on Coach T in a while, Congrats Camden on a good year. Let me start by saying that Boyd and Smith are very good players and I do believe that they have alot of respect for each other. I will say that in my opinion, Smith is a better running back than Boyd. Boyd sharing carries is actually an advantage for him. Every defense that Smith faced knew what was coming a week in advance. They were going to get a heavy dose of Hunter Smith!! All eleven defensive players had their eyes on Smith every snap. The same is not true with Boyd. That is an advantage, not a disadvantage. Smith was also on the field on defense, kick-offs, kick returns, and punt returns. He was on the field for pretty much every snap and still ran the ball with authority until the last tick of the clock.
Let's put another twist on the comparison of these two players. Was Josh Boyd a good player? Of course he was!! He was a great HIGH SCHOOL RUNNING BACK. I don't want to take anything away from him or what he has done. Was Hunter Smith a good player? Of course he was!! He was a great high school running back that has the ability to be really good player at the next level. Be honest, if you are a college program, who would you rather have? Josh Boyd who was a great high school running back that can do one thing or Hunter Smith who was a great high school running back that can do a number of things for your program. Smith has the size and speed to do many things to help your program. He would be a great defensive back, wide receiver, running back(obviously), and maybe even linebacker with the right strength coach to put weight on him. That's just my opinion and I'm not a college scout.
I know that many people will disagree with what I've said and that's OK. I'm not saying that Josh Boyd will not play at the next level, I'm just saying that if I'm a college program, I'm taking Hunter Smith.