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 | 25 | — |
| Target share | 16.4% | 272nd / 522 |
| Catch rate | 76.0% | 89th / 522 |
| Success rate per target | 56.0% | 140th / 522 |
| Yards per target | 12.7 | 27th / 522 |
| Explosive catches | 16.0% | 129th / 522 |
| Deep-target rate | 8.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| 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 targeted19 targets charted
2025 charting · East Carolina
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Smith’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted19 targets charted
Career
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 |  SMU#31 · 5-1 | 5 | 50% | 19 | 318 | 2 | 16.4% |
| 2025 |  East Carolina#37 · 9-4 | 10 | 47% | 44 | 583 | 5 | 14.6% |
| 2024 | East Carolina#79 · 8-5 | 10 | 33% | 25 | 434 | 3 | 9.9% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Yannick Smith's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Yannick 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 | @ Florida State | W 27–24 | 8.4 | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 1 | 79 |
| 2 |  UC Davis | W 56–10 | 6.8 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 1 | 44 |
| 3 | @ Louisville | L 31–41 | 6.5 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 28 |
| 4 |  Missouri State | W 34–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 |  Boston College | W 25–16 | 6.0 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 |  Virginia | W 23–13 | 7.6 | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | 59 |
| 2026 · 5 games | 7.1 | 19 | 318 | 16.7 | 2 | 79 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 19 | 242nd / 1994 |
| Yards | 318 | 147th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 16.7 | 57th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 171st / 824 |
| Long | 79 | — |
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 · Florida State | — | 67 | ~46 (30–56) | 5 | 69% |
| Wk 2 · UC Davis | ✓ WR | 55 | ~10 (3–16) | 2 | 18% |
| Wk 3 · Louisville | ✓ WR | 79 | ~53 (35–65) | 4 | 67% |
| Wk 5 · Boston College | — | 63 | ~45 (30–55) | 7 | 71% |
| Wk 7 · Virginia | ✓ WR | 69 | ~51 (34–62) | 7 | 74% |
| Season | 3 GS | 411 | 205 (173–242) | 25 | 50% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the SMU roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Yamir Knight | WR | SR | 35 | 418 | 2 | 15% | +0.72 |
| 10 | Jalen Cooper | WR | SO | 20 | 299 | 1 | 13% | +0.66 |
| 3 | Yannick Smith | WR | JR | 19 | 318 | 2 | 15% | +0.68 |
| 2 | Jalen Hale | WR | SR | 11 | 208 | 1 | 6% | +0.70 |
| 0 | Derrick McFall | WR | JR | 7 | 103 | 2 | 5% | +0.18 |
| 11 | Carterrious Brown | WR | SO | 2 | 23 | 0 | 4% | +0.32 |
| 16 | Jakai Anderson | WR | FR | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9% | -0.03 |
| 22 | Jordyn Adams | WR | FR | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | -0.07 |
| 15 | Aljour Miles II | WR | FR | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3% | +2.63 |
| 13 | Daylon Singleton | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | David Kniffen Jr. | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Siler Cooke | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Tyrone Crethers | WR | FR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.96 |
| 83 | X'Zavier Barnett | 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. SMU depth chart →