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Player Dossier
2006-2009Baylor
Ernest Smith
WR • 6'3" • New Orleans, LA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Ernest Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Baylor
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Player Story
Ernest Smith built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 3, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Ernest Smith's career was his receiving role: 73...
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- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Ernest Smith, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Baylor. Ernest Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 837
- Receptions
- 73
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Ernest Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Baylor · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 837
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · Baylor
- Top game
- Iowa State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · ProKick Australia · California
- High school pipeline
- ProKick Australia · 49 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2009
- 2009 Receiving yards rank
- 360 receiving yards · WR 256th (top 32%) · Big 12 37th (top 23%) · National 307th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Baylor | 4 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 45 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Baylor | 9 | 21 | 247 | 1 | 57.7 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Baylor | 5 | 7 | 175 | 3 | 59.1 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Baylor | 11 | 39 | 360 | 1 | 60.4 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Ernest Smith
Ernest Smith played WR for Baylor. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ernest Smith recorded 33 passing yards, 5 rushing yards, and 837 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Baylor.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Baylor paired 360 primary output with 49.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 49.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · Baylor
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
32.7
Efficiency
49.9
Usage
16.5
Consistency
36.5
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wake Forest: 0. Northwestern State: 0. Kent State: 30. Oklahoma: 71. Iowa State: 125. Oklahoma State: 33. Nebraska: 21. Missouri: 7. Texas: 15. Texas A&M: 43. Texas Tech: 15
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. Northwestern State: 1 by 0. Kent State: 4 by 50. Oklahoma: 6 by 78.9. Iowa State: 7 by 100. Oklahoma State: 6 by 36.7. Nebraska: 2 by 70. Missouri: 3 by 15.6. Texas: 2 by 50. Texas A&M: 6 by 47.8. Texas Tech: 2 by 50
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins9.3 · Games = 4 · -36.9 vs Losses
Losses46.1 · Games = 7 · +36.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Iowa State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Iowa State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/28 | vs Texas Tech | L 13-20 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Texas A&M | L 3-38 | — | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Texas | L 14-47 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Missouri | W 40-32 | — | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Nebraska | L 10-20 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Oklahoma State | L 7-34 | — | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Iowa State100 receiving yards | L 10-24 | — | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 0 | 54 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Oklahoma | L 7-33 | — | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 0 | 35 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Kent State | W 31-15 | — | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Northwestern State | W 68-13 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Wake Forest | W 24-21 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Player Story
Ernest Smith story
Ernest Smith built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 3, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Ernest Smith's career was his receiving role: 73 catches, 837 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 5 rushing yards across 29 career games in the available record. His career also includes 33 passing yards and 5 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ernest Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Baylor
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2006200720082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Baylor | 55 | 61.7 | 6.7 | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | Baylor | 247 | 70.5 | 9 | 192 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Baylor | 175 | 81.3 | 11.8 | -72 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Baylor | 360 | 49.9 | 16.5 | 185 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa State
Week 7 · L 10-24 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
125
Receiving Yards
96.6 takeover
125 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Texas A&M
Week 12 · W 41-21 · Conference game
53
Receiving Yards
80.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
53 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Rice
Week 2 · W 42-17
65
Receiving Yards
77.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
65 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Northwestern State
Week 2 · W 51-6
59
Receiving Yards
77.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Oklahoma
Week 6 · L 7-33 · Conference game
71
Receiving Yards
74.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
71 receiving yards with a 78.9 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Regular Season · Baylor
360 primary output · 49.9 efficiency · 16.5 usage
60.4
#2
2008 Regular Season · Baylor
59.1
175 primary · 81.3 efficiency · 11.8 usage
#3
2007 Regular Season · Baylor
57.7
247 primary · 70.5 efficiency · 9 usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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