Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Minnesota
Brian Smith
WR • 6'4" • Milwaukee, WI, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Brian Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
52
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
Brian Smith built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Milwaukee, WI wearing No. 26, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Brian Smith's career was his receiving role: 17...
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- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Brian Smith, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Minnesota. Brian Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 279
- Receptions
- 17
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Brian Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 279
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 5 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Minnesota
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Brookfield East · Minnesota
- High school pipeline
- Brookfield East · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 279 receiving yards · WR 391st (top 40%) · Big Ten 51st (top 25%) · National 480th (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 5 | 17 | 279 | 1 | 81.8 |
Related Context
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Brian Smith played WR for Minnesota. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brian Smith recorded 279 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Minnesota paired 279 primary output with 94.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 94.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
5
Receiving Yards / G
55.8
Efficiency
94.6
Usage
18.6
Consistency
70.6
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana State: 61. Colorado State: 23. Penn State: 101. Iowa: 60. Rutgers: 34
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana State: 4 by 100. Colorado State: 2 by 76.7. Penn State: 7 by 96.2. Iowa: 3 by 100. Rutgers: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins39.3 · Games = 3 · -41.2 vs Losses
Losses80.5 · Games = 2 · +41.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Rutgers
Player Story
Brian Smith story
Brian Smith built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Milwaukee, WI wearing No. 26, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Brian Smith's career was his receiving role: 17 catches, 279 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 5 career games in the available record. That gives Brian Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 279 | 94.6 | 18.6 | 279 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Penn State
Week 5 · L 26-29 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
97.8 takeover
101 receiving yards with a 96.2 efficiency score.
#2
vs Iowa
Week 6 · L 7-14 · Conference game
60
Receiving Yards
78.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Indiana State
Week 2 · W 58-28
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Receiving Yards
74.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Rutgers
Week 8 · W 34-32 · Conference game
34
Receiving Yards
54.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Colorado State
Week 4 · W 31-24
23
Receiving Yards
47.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
23 receiving yards with a 76.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Minnesota
279 primary output · 94.6 efficiency · 18.6 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Minnesota
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Minnesota
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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