#85
Kent State · 2026

Brendyn Smith

WRFreshman5' 9", 160 lbsYork, PA★★★ 2026 recruit · #1914 nationally
Kent State Golden Flashes1-2 · TDC #131
Snap share
56%
1 of 2 started · likely 19–77%

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

2 plays · -0.6 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.32
Passing-0.32
2nd down-0.32
Standard downs-0.41
Passing downs-0.24
SmithWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays9%
Run plays0%
1st down0%
2nd down13%
3rd down0%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs4%
SmithWR/TE average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns2—
Yards27—
Average13.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long16—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · South Carolina—48~27 (9–37)2·56%
Wk 3 · Ohio State✓ WR55··2—
Season1 GS4827 (9–37)2256%

Position Room

15 WRs on the Kent State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
6Wayne HarrisWRSO8122122%+0.17
8Da'Realyst ClarkWRSR8101015%+0.75
1Ardell BanksWRJR349012%+0.20
3Jay Jay EtheridgeWRJR11604%+1.42
86Matthew MaxeyWRFR1-105%-0.30
4Jared KelleyWRJR———4%-0.41
19Ali FisherWRSR—————
23Maurice StephensWRFR—————
36Wyatt JanuskaWRFR—————
80Teaunn HunterWRFR———5%-0.29
81Zymir ReedWRFR—————
84Aidan StewartWRFR—————
85Brendyn SmithWRFR———9%-0.32
87William BierfeldtWRFR—————
88Luke SimmsWRFR—————

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 →