Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 41 | — |
| Target share | 25.0% | 67th / 523 |
| Catch rate | 46.3% | 483rd / 523 |
| Success rate per target | 41.5% | 367th / 523 |
| Yards per target | 8.5 | 227th / 523 |
| Explosive catches | 9.8% | 307th / 523 |
| Deep-target rate | 24.4% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 18 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Run stops | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Smith's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted41 targets charted
2025 charting · Memphis
Career
4 seasons at 4 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  UAB#116 · 4-3 | 7 | 67% | 19 | 350 | 1 | 25.0% |
| 2025 |  Memphis#48 · 8-5 | 4 | 5% | — | — | — | 3.7% |
| 2024 |  Purdue#122 · 1-11 | 3 | 10% | 6 | 69 | 0 | 8.2% |
| 2023 |  Georgia#2 · 13-1 | 6 | 8% | 6 | 116 | 0 | 5.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. CJ Smith's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
CJ Smith's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ Illinois | L 23–42 | 6.7 | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 42 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  UL Monroe | W 26–20 | 5.2 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | @ Louisiana | L 14–21 | 5.7 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 17 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 |  Navy | W 24–20 | 6.3 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 |  Samford | W 33–14 | 7.8 | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 1 | 54 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 | @Memphis | L 13–38 | 4.7 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 |  East Carolina | W 30–17 | 8.7 | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 0 | 21 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.4 | 19 | 350 | 18.4 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 22 | 839th / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 22 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 22 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 19 | 242nd / 1995 |
| Yards | 350 | 111th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 18.4 | 25th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 346th / 825 |
| Long | 54 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 3 | 3430th / 5408 |
| Solo | 3 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Illinois | ✓ WR | 77 | ~54 (35–66) | 5 | · | 70% |
| Wk 2 · UL Monroe | — | 68 | ~46 (30–56) | 3 | 1 | 68% |
| Wk 3 · Louisiana | ✓ WR | 58 | ~41 (27–50) | 5 | · | 71% |
| Wk 4 · Navy | — | 54 | ~40 (26–49) | 5 | 1 | 74% |
| Wk 5 · Samford | ✓ WR | 70 | ~50 (33–61) | 6 | · | 71% |
| Wk 6 · Memphis | ✓ WR | 70 | ~20 (6–27) | 2 | 1 | 29% |
| Wk 7 · East Carolina | ✓ WR | 69 | ~63 (41–69) | 16 | · | 91% |
| Season | 5 GS | 466 | 314 (263–366) | 42 | 3 | 67% |
Position Room
15 WRs on the UAB roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Ty Mims | WR | SR | 20 | 349 | 1 | 16% | +0.73 |
| 1 | CJ Smith | WR | SR | 19 | 350 | 1 | 22% | +0.59 |
| 4 | EJ Reid | WR | SO | 19 | 164 | 1 | 14% | +0.38 |
| 6 | KJ Daniels | WR | SO | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6% | +0.57 |
| 8 | Kaleb Brown | WR | SR | 3 | 52 | 0 | 7% | -0.16 |
| 9 | AJ Johnson | WR | SR | 2 | 24 | 0 | 5% | +0.32 |
| Lamar White | WR | 2 | 20 | 0 | 5% | +0.38 | ||
| 12 | Jaylen Elder | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | CD Gill | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Jailen Holmes | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Jayden Skelton | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Brogan McNab | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Malik Muhammad | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Bradley Wainwright | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Levi Brayton | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. UAB depth chart →