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 | 32 | — |
| Target share | 24.1% | 82nd / 534 |
| Catch rate | 81.2% | 34th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 40.6% | 401st / 534 |
| Yards per target | 6.6 | 396th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 6.2% | 425th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 6.2% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 11 | — |
| 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 targeted42 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 |  UTEP#137 · 1-7 | 8 | 66% | 34 | 274 | 1 | 24.1% |
| 2024 | UTEP#128 · 3-9 | 4 | 25% | 21 | 177 | 0 | 13.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jaden Smith's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jaden 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
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Oklahoma | L 0–51 | — | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Texas Southern | W 51–10 | 4.2 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | @ Michigan | L 17–52 | 5.4 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 |  Oregon State | L 7–33 | 7.1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | @ New Mexico | L 7–61 | 4.0 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 |  Nevada | L 13–30 | 7.0 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 |  San José State | L 11–24 | 7.9 | · | · | · | · | · | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | @ North Dakota State | L 7–31 | 5.7 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | 14 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 5.9 | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 21 | 34 | 274 | 8.1 | 1 | 28 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Passing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Completions | 1 | — |
| Attempts | 1 | — |
| Completion % | 100.0% | — |
| Yards | 8 | — |
| Yards / att. | 8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 4 | — |
| Yards | 34 | 784th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 8.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 21 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 34 | 105th / 2089 |
| Yards | 274 | 295th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 8.1 | 424th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 28 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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 · Oklahoma | ✓ WR | 56 | ~20 (6–27) | 2 | 36% |
| Wk 2 · Texas Southern | — | 54 | ~16 (5–22) | 2 | 30% |
| Wk 3 · Michigan | ✓ WR | 47 | ~27 (9–37) | 3 | 57% |
| Wk 4 · Oregon State | ✓ WR | 65 | ~57 (37–65) | 11 | 88% |
| Wk 5 · New Mexico | — | 54 | ~16 (5–22) | 1 | 30% |
| Wk 6 · Nevada | ✓ WR | 51 | ~46 (30–51) | 8 | 90% |
| Wk 7 · San José State | ✓ WR | 84 | ~76 (50–84) | 13 | 90% |
| Wk 9 · North Dakota State | — | 50 | ~46 (30–50) | 8 | 92% |
| Season | 5 GS | 461 | 304 (189–369) | 48 | 66% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the UTEP roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jaden Smith | WR | SR | 34 | 274 | 1 | 21% | +0.41 |
| 5 | Carver Cheeks | WR | SR | 17 | 187 | 3 | 14% | +0.20 |
| 81 | Jeremiah Nash | WR | JR | 8 | 82 | 0 | 8% | -0.90 |
| 2 | Royal Capell | WR | SO | 5 | 44 | 0 | 9% | +0.25 |
| 13 | Nik Henry | WR | SO | 4 | 50 | 0 | 4% | +1.11 |
| 14 | Marcus Torres | WR | SO | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11% | +0.04 |
| 7 | Jaylan Brown | WR | SO | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8% | -1.23 |
| 17 | Carmelo Taylor | WR | JR | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.07 |
| 18 | Rafeald Campbell | WR | SO | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 16 | Mason Ferguson | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | CJ Simon | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Zo Hill | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Jacaleb Johnson | 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. UTEP depth chart →