Usage / Role
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Player Dossier
2008-2010Purdue
Keith Smith
WR • 6'2" • Fort Hood, TX, USA
Alpha targetPossession profile
Keith Smith reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
24
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Keith Smith built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Fort Hood, TX wearing No. 8, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Keith Smith's career was his receiving role: 158...
Read the storyKeith Smith, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Purdue. Keith Smith reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,709
- Receptions
- 158
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Keith Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,709
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2010
- 2010 Receiving yards rank
- 123 receiving yards · WR 499th (top 62%) · Big Ten 69th (top 43%) · National 732nd (top 43%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 49 | 486 | 2 | 51 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 91 | 1,100 | 7 | 88.2 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Purdue | 2 | 18 | 123 | 0 | 57.6 |
Related Context
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Keith Smith played WR for Purdue. Across 3 tracked seasons, Keith Smith recorded 15 passing yards, 10 rushing yards, and 1,709 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Purdue paired 1,100 primary output with 79 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 61.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2010 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
40.5
Efficiency
61.4
Usage
16.9
Consistency
42
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Colorado: 67. Oregon: 32. Central Michigan: 59. Notre Dame: 24. Penn State: 16. Ohio State: 42. Northwestern: 53. Minnesota: 8. Michigan: 22. Michigan State: 19. Iowa: 8. Indiana: 136
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. Northern Colorado: 6 by 74.4. Oregon: 4 by 53.3. Central Michigan: 5 by 78.7. Notre Dame: 2 by 80. Penn State: 2 by 53.3. Ohio State: 2 by 100. Northwestern: 7 by 50.5. Minnesota: 1 by 53.3. Michigan: 3 by 48.9. Michigan State: 3 by 42.2. Iowa: 2 by 26.7. Indiana: 12 by 75.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins71 · Games = 4 · +45.8 vs Losses
Losses25.3 · Games = 8 · -45.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ohio State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/22 | vs Indiana100 receiving yards · High volume | W 62-10 | — | 12 | 136 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Iowa | L 17-22 | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Michigan State | L 7-21 | — | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Michigan | W 48-42 | — | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Minnesota | L 6-17 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Northwestern | L 26-48 | — | 7 | 53 | 7.1 | 7.60 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Ohio State | L 3-16 | — | 2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Penn State | L 6-20 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Notre Dame | L 21-38 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Central Michigan | W 32-25 | — | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 0 | 31 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Oregon | L 26-32 | — | 4 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Northern Colorado | W 42-10 | — | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 1 | 26 |
Player Story
Keith Smith story
Keith Smith built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Fort Hood, TX wearing No. 8, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Keith Smith's career was his receiving role: 158 catches, 1,709 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns, and 10 rushing yards across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Purdue. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 15 passing yards, 10 rushing yards, and 4 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Purdue.
The arc is straightforward: Keith Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Purdue
2008-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200820092010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Purdue | 486 | 61.4 | 16.9 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Purdue | 1,100 | 79 | 32.2 | 614 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Purdue | 123 | 46.1 | 31.9 | -977 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Minnesota
Week 6 · L 20-35 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
126
Receiving Yards
92.1 takeover
126 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Toledo
Week 1 · W 52-31
117
Receiving Yards
91.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
117 receiving yards with a 97.5 efficiency score.
#3
vs Indiana
Week 13 · W 62-10 · Conference game
136
Receiving Yards
91.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
136 receiving yards with a 75.6 efficiency score.
#4
vs Notre Dame
Week 4 · L 21-24
136
Receiving Yards
90.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
136 receiving yards with a 82.4 efficiency score.
#5
vs Michigan State
Week 11 · L 37-40 · Conference game
152
Receiving Yards
89.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
152 receiving yards with a 67.6 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Regular Season · Purdue
1,100 primary output · 79 efficiency · 32.2 usage
88.2
#2
2010 Regular Season · Purdue
57.6
123 primary · 46.1 efficiency · 31.9 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Purdue
51
486 primary · 61.4 efficiency · 16.9 usage
Milestones
7
100+ receiving yards
7
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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