#3
SMU · 2026

Yannick Smith

WRJunior6' 2", 208 lbsSummerville, SC
SMU Mustangs2-1 · TDC #36
Snap share
54%
2 of 3 started · likely 25–70%
Receptions
9
226th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
201
86th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
22.3
19th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
54th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+1.33
6 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

6 plays · +8.0 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+1.33
Passing+1.33
1st down+3.41
2nd down+0.40
3rd down+3.00
Standard downs+0.79
Passing downs+1.88
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 down2%
2nd down9%
3rd down4%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs9%
SmithWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets11—
Target share12.6%370th / 489
Catch rate81.8%72nd / 489
Success rate per target63.6%87th / 489
Yards per target18.38th / 489
Explosive catches27.3%46th / 489
Deep-target rate9.1%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions9226th / 1676
Yards20186th / 1662
Yards / catch22.319th / 499
Touchdowns254th / 527
Long79—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Florida State—67~46 (30–56)569%
Wk 2 · UC Davis✓ WR55~10 (3–16)218%
Wk 3 · Louisville✓ WR79~53 (35–65)467%
Season2 GS201109 (51–141)1154%

Position Room

14 WRs on the SMU roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
8Yamir KnightWRSR16181112%+0.94
3Yannick SmithWRJR920129%+1.33
10Jalen CooperWRSO612017%+0.36
2Jalen HaleWRSR413204%+0.85
0Derrick McFallWRJR36914%+0.30
11Carterrious BrownWRSO22306%+0.63
16Jakai AndersonWRFR21309%-0.03
22Jordyn AdamsWRFR2906%-0.07
15Aljour Miles IIWRFR1313%+2.63
13Daylon SingletonWRSO—————
26David Kniffen Jr.WRFR—————
27Siler CookeWRFR—————
81Tyrone CrethersWRFR———3%-0.96
83X'Zavier BarnettWRFR—————

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 →