EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 21 | — |
| Target share | 18.3% | 203rd / 523 |
| Catch rate | 85.7% | 21st / 523 |
| Success rate per target | 71.4% | 10th / 523 |
| Yards per target | 9.1 | 188th / 523 |
| Explosive catches | 9.5% | 310th / 523 |
| Deep-target rate | 4.8% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 7 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Where Smith's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Smith’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
3 seasons at 2 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 | Ball State#133 · 2-5 | 4 | 38% | 19 | 196 | 2 | 18.3% |
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic#110 · 4-8 | 8 | 19% | 15 | 166 | 3 | 4.9% |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic#117 · 3-9 | 8 | 39% | 17 | 296 | 3 | 9.9% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jabari Smith's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Jabari 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ | L 3–56 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 | W 41–17 | 7.7 | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 1 | 23 | |
| 3 | @ | L 15–51 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 | @ | L 13–26 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | L 24–39 | 7.4 | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 1 | 33 | |
| 6 | @ | L 14–45 | 7.2 | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | @ | W 32–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2026 · 3 games | 7.4 | 19 | 196 | 10.3 | 2 | 33 | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 8 | 1074th / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 8 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 19 | 242nd / 1995 |
| Yards | 196 | 360th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 10.3 | 349th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 172nd / 825 |
| Long | 33 | — |
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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Stony Brook | 68 | ~40 (26–49) | 6 | 59% |
| Wk 3 · Liberty | 56 | ~17 (5–23) | 2 | 30% |
| Wk 5 · Toledo | 61 | ~52 (34–61) | 7 | 85% |
| Wk 6 · Northwestern | 78 | ~61 (40–74) | 10 | 78% |
| Season | 443 | 170 (143–201) | 25 | 38% |
12 WRs on the Ball State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donovan Hamilton | WR | JR | 22 | 273 | 1 | 16% | +0.78 |
| 10 | Jamarion McDougle | WR | SR | 21 | 201 | 1 | 17% | +0.11 |
| 5 | Jabari Smith | WR | SR | 19 | 196 | 2 | 16% | +0.81 |
| 11 | Isaiah Thacker | WR | SR | 15 | 152 | 0 | 16% | +0.25 |
| 7 | CJ Nelson | WR | SR | 11 | 83 | 0 | 9% | +0.23 |
| 14 | Elisha Durham | WR | SO | 4 | 68 | 0 | 5% | +0.53 |
| 83 | Eli Hohlt | WR | SR | 3 | 30 | 1 | 6% | +0.46 |
| 15 | Tayshon Bardo | WR | FR | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2% | +0.62 |
| DJ Young | WR | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2% | +1.12 | ||
| 8 | Corey Thompson Jr. | WR | SR | — | — | — | 8% | -0.65 |
| 80 | Derion Talbert | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Ace Cooper | WR | FR | — | — | — | 0% | +0.46 |
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. Ball State depth chart →