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 | 14.7% | 346th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 50.0% | 461st / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 37.5% | 442nd / 534 |
| Yards per target | 7.5 | 308th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 12.5% | 209th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 21.9% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 12 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 5 | — |
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 targeted34 targets charted
2025 charting · Minnesota
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Smith’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted22 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 |  Minnesota#52 · 5-3 | 7 | 60% | 18 | 263 | 3 | 14.7% |
| 2025 | Minnesota#63 · 8-5 | 10 | 59% | 28 | 419 | 4 | 14.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jalen Smith's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jalen 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 |  Eastern Illinois | W 59–7 | 5.7 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 |  Mississippi State | L 13–38 | 6.7 | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 |  Akron | W 41–7 | 6.4 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 18 |
| 4 | @ Washington | W 27–24 | 6.1 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 |  Michigan | W 20–14 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 | @ Purdue | L 13–41 | 7.9 | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 1 | 42 |
| 8 |  Iowa | W 13–10 | 6.1 | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 39 |
| 9 | @ Indiana | L 16–23 | 5.1 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.3 | 18 | 263 | 14.6 | 3 | 42 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 18 | 367th / 2089 |
| Yards | 263 | 317th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 14.6 | 115th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 127th / 914 |
| Long | 42 | — |
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 · Eastern Illinois | ✓ WR | 71 | ~26 (8–36) | 3 | 37% |
| Wk 2 · Mississippi State | ✓ WR | 63 | ~55 (36–63) | 11 | 87% |
| Wk 3 · Akron | ✓ WR | 63 | ~46 (30–56) | 4 | 73% |
| Wk 4 · Washington | — | 62 | ~43 (28–52) | 4 | 69% |
| Wk 6 · Purdue | — | 52 | ~38 (12–52) | 4 | 73% |
| Wk 8 · Iowa | — | 61 | ~48 (32–58) | 5 | 79% |
| Wk 9 · Indiana | ✓ WR | 60 | ~44 (29–54) | 4 | 73% |
| Season | 4 GS | 497 | 300 (252–350) | 35 | 60% |
Position Room
12 WRs on the Minnesota roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Javon Tracy | WR | SR | 46 | 460 | 1 | 23% | +0.38 |
| 13 | Noah Jennings | WR | SR | 33 | 395 | 1 | 22% | +0.26 |
| 8 | Jalen Smith | WR | JR | 18 | 263 | 3 | 14% | +0.45 |
| 84 | Hayden Moore | WR | FR | 3 | 49 | 0 | 5% | +0.55 |
| 89 | Quayd Hendryx | WR | FR | 2 | 28 | 1 | 3% | +1.69 |
| 7 | Bradley Martino | WR | SO | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +1.12 |
| 25 | Zion Steptoe | WR | SR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.36 |
| 3 | Perry Thompson | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Donielle Hayes | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Braiden Stevens | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Josiah Dozier | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Rico Blassingame | 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. Minnesota depth chart →