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 | 23 | — |
| Target share | 14.8% | 329th / 523 |
| Catch rate | 56.5% | 389th / 523 |
| Success rate per target | 43.5% | 330th / 523 |
| Yards per target | 8.2 | 256th / 523 |
| Explosive catches | 13.0% | 203rd / 523 |
| Deep-target rate | 17.4% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 7 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 5 | — |
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 targeted25 targets charted
2025 charting · Minnesota
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Smith’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted22 targets charted
Career
2 seasons 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 |  Minnesota#66 · 4-2 | 5 | 55% | 15 | 210 | 3 | 14.8% |
| 2025 | Minnesota#63 · 8-5 | 10 | 59% | 28 | 419 | 4 | 14.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jalen Smith's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jalen 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
Eastern Illinois
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 15 | 356th / 1995 |
| Yards | 210 | 321st / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 14 | 157th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 93rd / 825 |
| Long | 42 | — |
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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Eastern Illinois | ✓ WR | 71 | ~26 (8–36) | 3 | 37% |
| Wk 2 · Mississippi State | ✓ WR | 63 | ~55 (36–63) | 11 | 87% |
| Wk 3 · Akron | ✓ WR | 63 | ~46 (30–56) | 4 | 73% |
| Wk 4 · Washington | — | 62 | ~43 (28–52) | 4 | 69% |
| Wk 6 · Purdue | — | 52 | ~38 (12–52) | 4 | 73% |
| Season | 3 GS | 376 | 208 (176–245) | 26 | 55% |
Position Room
12 WRs on the Minnesota roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Javon Tracy | WR | SR | 32 | 375 | 1 | 21% | +0.45 |
| 13 | Noah Jennings | WR | SR | 29 | 360 | 1 | 24% | +0.33 |
| 8 | Jalen Smith | WR | JR | 15 | 210 | 3 | 14% | +0.57 |
| 84 | Hayden Moore | WR | FR | 3 | 49 | 0 | 5% | +0.55 |
| 89 | Quayd Hendryx | WR | FR | 2 | 28 | 1 | 3% | +1.69 |
| 7 | Bradley Martino | WR | SO | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +1.12 |
| 25 | Zion Steptoe | WR | SR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.36 |
| 3 | Perry Thompson | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Donielle Hayes | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Braiden Stevens | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Josiah Dozier | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Rico Blassingame | 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. Minnesota depth chart →