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 | 5 | — |
| Target share | 3.8% | — |
| Catch rate | 60.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 40.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.8 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 0 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
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 targeted6 targets charted
Career
2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Sam Houston#125 · 1-5 | 4 | 32% |
| 2024 |  Massachusetts#126 · 2-10 | 1 | 13% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Matt Smith's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Matt 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
Nicholls
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4 | 1114th / 1994 |
| Yards | 29 | 1279th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 7.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 15 | — |
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 · Troy | ✓ TE | 70 | ~42 (36–51) | 2 | 60% |
| Wk 2 · Tulsa | ✓ TE | 64 | ~18 (8–26) | 1 | 28% |
| Wk 6 · Liberty | — | 59 | ~43 (36–52) | 2 | 73% |
| Wk 7 · Western Kentucky | ✓ TE | 57 | ~23 (11–33) | 1 | 40% |
| Season | 3 GS | 392 | 126 (87–169) | 6 | 32% |
Position Room
7 TEs on the Sam Houston roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Max Whisner | TE | SR | 6 | 47 | 0 | 6% | +0.30 |
| 80 | Matt Smith | TE | SR | 4 | 29 | 0 | 4% | -0.04 |
| 14 | London Deyon | TE | SO | — | — | — | 3% | -0.70 |
| 82 | Cooper Stevens | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Cade Hays | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Jack Merryman | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Brock Kuhl | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Sam Houston depth chart →