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 | 29 | — |
| Target share | 20.1% | 159th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 37.9% | 525th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 31.0% | 499th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 5.9 | 449th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 10.3% | 292nd / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 41.4% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 7 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
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 targeted32 targets charted
Game Log
Brendyn 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 | Returns | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 | @ South Carolina | L 0–57 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 2 |  Wofford | W 36–15 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 3 | @ Ohio State | L 3–59 | — | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 27 | · | · | · |
| 4 |  Ball State | W 26–13 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 5 |  Ohio | L 10–13 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 6 | @ Western Michigan | L 7–38 | 6.8 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 20 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 | @ South Florida | L 2–29 | 6.7 | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 30 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 |  Akron | W 35–20 | 6.1 | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 41 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 9 | @ Sacramento State | L 10–31 | 6.7 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 55 | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 5 games | 6.6 | 12 | 175 | 14.6 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 82 | · | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 4 | 1235th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 4 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 12 | 600th / 2089 |
| Yards | 175 | 490th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 14.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 41 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 4 | — |
| Yards | 82 | — |
| Average | 20.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 39 | — |
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 | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · South Carolina | — | 48 | ~27 (9–37) | 2 | · | 56% |
| Wk 3 · Ohio State | ✓ WR | 55 | · | · | 2 | — |
| Wk 6 · Western Michigan | — | 68 | ~40 (26–49) | 5 | · | 59% |
| Wk 7 · South Florida | — | 68 | ~55 (36–67) | 10 | · | 81% |
| Wk 8 · Akron | ✓ WR | 59 | ~48 (32–58) | 6 | · | 81% |
| Wk 9 · Sacramento State | ✓ WR | 62 | ~52 (34–62) | 10 | 2 | 84% |
| Season | 3 GS | 563 | 222 (187–262) | 33 | 4 | 39% |
Position Room
15 WRs on the Kent State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Wayne Harris | WR | SO | 43 | 674 | 5 | 24% | +0.56 |
| 8 | Da'Realyst Clark | WR | SR | 24 | 274 | 1 | 16% | +0.39 |
| 1 | Ardell Banks | WR | JR | 12 | 224 | 0 | 10% | -0.00 |
| 85 | Brendyn Smith | WR | FR | 12 | 175 | 1 | 20% | +0.12 |
| 3 | Jay Jay Etheridge | WR | JR | 3 | 26 | 0 | 6% | +0.15 |
| 4 | Jared Kelley | WR | JR | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | -0.43 |
| 86 | Matthew Maxey | WR | FR | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5% | -0.30 |
| 19 | Ali Fisher | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Maurice Stephens | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Wyatt Januska | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Teaunn Hunter | WR | FR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.59 |
| 81 | Zymir Reed | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Aidan Stewart | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | William Bierfeldt | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Luke Simms | 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. Kent State depth chart →