Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Houston
E.J. Smith
WR • 6'1" • Camden, MS, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
E.J. Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
15
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
22
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
E.J. Smith built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Camden, MS wearing No. 88, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of E.J. Smith's career was his receiving role: 54 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Houston
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
E.J. Smith, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Houston. E.J. Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 665
- Receptions
- 54
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
E.J. Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 665
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Houston
- Top game
- Memphis
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Chavez · Houston
- High school pipeline
- Chavez · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 88 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 310 receiving yards · WR 297th (top 37%) · Conference USA 44th (top 25%) · National 361st (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Houston | 4 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Houston | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Houston | 5 | 10 | 126 | 0 | 35.9 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Houston | 2 | 9 | 175 | 1 | 77.8 |
| 2011 Postseason | Houston | 10 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 63.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Houston | 10 | 27 | 297 | 2 | 63.5 |
Related Context
Keep exploring E.J. Smith
E.J. Smith played WR for Houston. Across 4 tracked seasons, E.J. Smith recorded 665 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Houston paired 175 primary output with 100 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 67 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2011 Postseason · Houston
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
31
Efficiency
67
Usage
9
Consistency
57.1
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 13. UCLA: 60. North Texas: 56. Louisiana Tech: 31. Georgia State: 33. UTEP: 55. East Carolina: 17. Marshall: 19. Tulane: 10. Tulsa: 16
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. Penn State: 2 by 43.3. UCLA: 6 by 66.7. North Texas: 2 by 100. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 100. Georgia State: 3 by 73.3. UTEP: 5 by 73.3. East Carolina: 3 by 37.8. Marshall: 3 by 42.2. Tulane: 2 by 33.3. Tulsa: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half38.6 · Games = 5 · +15.2 vs Second Half
Second Half23.4 · Games = 5 · -15.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
UCLA
Best efficiency game
100 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | @ Penn State | W 30-14 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Tulsa | W 48-16 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Fri 11/11 | @ Tulane | W 73-17 | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Marshall | W 63-28 | — | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs East Carolina | W 56-3 | — | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 0 | 6 |
| Fri 9/30 | @ UTEP | W 49-42 | — | 5 | 55 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Georgia State | W 56-0 | — | 3 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 35-34 | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ North Texas | W 48-23 | — | 2 | 56 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 52 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs UCLA | W 38-34 | — | 6 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
Player Story
E.J. Smith story
E.J. Smith built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Camden, MS wearing No. 88, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of E.J. Smith's career was his receiving role: 54 catches, 665 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 21 career games in the available record. That gives E.J. Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Houston
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200820082009201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Houston | 54 | 61.7 | 5.1 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Houston | 54 | 61.7 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Houston | 126 | 60.3 | 5.1 | 72 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Houston | 175 | 100 | 16.7 | 49 |
| 2011 Postseason | Houston | 310 | 67 | 9 | 135 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Houston | 310 | 67 | 9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Memphis
Week 9 · W 56-17 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
89.8 takeover
89 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Mississippi State
Week 6 · L 24-47
86
Receiving Yards
79.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs UCLA
Week 1 · W 38-34
60
Receiving Yards
77.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
60 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Memphis
Week 12 · W 55-14 · Conference game
56
Receiving Yards
74.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
56 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ UTEP
Week 5 · W 49-42 · Conference game
55
Receiving Yards
73.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
55 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Houston
175 primary output · 100 efficiency · 16.7 usage
77.8
#2
2011 Postseason · Houston
63.5
310 primary · 67 efficiency · 9 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Houston
63.5
310 primary · 67 efficiency · 9 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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