Player Dossier

2007-2011

Colorado

Josh Smith

WR • 6'1" • Moorpark, CA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Josh Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

15.7

Efficiency

82.2

Consistency

11.9

Season Value

40

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2007 Postseason · Colorado

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Colorado • UCLA
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Josh Smith, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2007 Postseason · Colorado. Josh Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2007 Postseason

Colorado paired 491 primary output with 92.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 82.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Colorado, UCLA.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2011 Postseason · UCLA

Games

14

Receiving Yards / G

17.4

Efficiency

82.2

Usage

15.7

Consistency

11.9

Best Game by takeover score

Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 60. Houston: 0. San José State: 0. Texas: 0. Oregon State: 76. Stanford: 0. Washington State: 20. Arizona: 62. California: 4. Arizona State: 0. Utah: 0. Colorado: 0. USC: 21. Oregon: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 3 by 100. Oregon State: 2 by 100. Washington State: 2 by 66.7. Arizona: 2 by 100. California: 1 by 26.7. USC: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

Wins16.7 · n=6 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses17.9 · n=8 · +1.2 vs Wins
First Half22.3 · n=7 · +9.9 vs Second Half
Second Half12.4 · n=7 · -9.9 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Oregon State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Illinois

Result
Sat 12/31vs IllinoisL 14-203602020034
Sat 12/3@ OregonL 31-49
Sun 11/27@ USCL 0-501212121021
Sun 11/20vs ColoradoW 45-6
Sat 11/12@ UtahL 6-31
Sat 11/5vs Arizona StateW 29-283
Sat 10/29vs CaliforniaW 31-14145.5404
Fri 10/21@ ArizonaL 12-482623131055
Sun 10/9vs Washington StateW 28-252201010111
Sun 10/2@ StanfordL 19-457
Sat 9/24@ Oregon StateW 27-192763838062
Sat 9/17vs TexasL 20-496
Sun 9/11vs San José StateW 27-173
Sat 9/3@ HoustonL 34-38

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Colorado

    2007-2008

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UCLA

    2010-2011

    Final stop

Season Progression

200720072008201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 PostseasonColorado49192.412
2007 Regular SeasonColorado49192.4120
2008 Regular SeasonColorado38775.812.7-104
2010 Regular SeasonUCLA12754.212.7-260
2011 PostseasonUCLA24382.215.7116
2011 Regular SeasonUCLA24382.215.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oregon State

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

76

Primary metric

76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Arizona

74

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

74 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Florida State

85

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

85 receiving yards with a 81 efficiency score.

#4

Baylor

103

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

103 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

West Virginia

75

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2007 Postseason · Colorado

491 primary output · 92.4 efficiency · 12 usage

67.4

#2

2007 Regular Season · Colorado

67.4

491 primary · 92.4 efficiency · 12 usage

#3

2008 Regular Season · Colorado

54.5

387 primary · 75.8 efficiency · 12.7 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2010 · Rating 0.8556

Legacy · Broomfield, CO

Committed To
UCLA
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2010

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

1,248

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 46 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Josh Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career receiving yards
1,248