#6
New Mexico · 2026

Zhaiel Smith

WRSophomore5' 11", 188 lbsPortland, OR
New Mexico Lobos2-1 · TDC #35
Snap share
19%
likely 6–31%

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

2 plays · +0.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.14
Passing+0.14
1st down+0.42
3rd down-0.13
Standard downs+0.42
Passing downs-0.13
SmithWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays1%
Pass plays4%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down0%
3rd down4%
Standard downs1%
Passing downs3%
SmithWR/TE average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11257th / 1676
Yards71420th / 1662
Yards / catch7—
Touchdowns0—
Long7—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Central Michigan69~8 (2–13)112%
Wk 2 · Mercyhurst71~19 (6–26)127%
Season14027 (8–44)219%

Position Room

13 WRs on the New Mexico roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
81Bailen GeorgeWRFR654121%-0.22
5Troy OmeireWRSR490116%+0.35
11Massiah MingoWRFR22607%+0.61
14DJ DarlingWRFR24419%+0.20
6Zhaiel SmithWRSO1704%+0.14
25Dorian PattersonWRFR1607%-0.09
Miles WilliamsWR11908%-0.51
1Shawn MillerWRSR—————
9Kader DiopWRSR—————
16Jacob MaldonadoWRFR—————
26KJ CherryWRJR—————
82JT JeterWRSO—————
83Mikey BeckWRSO—————

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. New Mexico depth chart →