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Player Dossier
2008-2011NC State
Jay Smith
WR • 6'2" • Norfolk, VA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Jay Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
5
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Player Story
Jay Smith built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Norfolk, VA wearing No. 86, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Jay Smith's career was his receiving role: 62 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Eastern Washington
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Jay Smith, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · NC State. Jay Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 612
- Receptions
- 62
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Jay Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 612
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · NC State
- Top game
- Central Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Monroe · Eastern Washington
- High school pipeline
- Monroe · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 86 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 391 receiving yards · WR 238th (top 30%) · ACC 33rd (top 20%) · National 275th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | NC State | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35.5 |
| 2008 Regular Season | NC State | 7 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 35.5 |
| 2009 Regular Season | NC State | 4 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 34.9 |
| 2010 Postseason | NC State | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 35.1 |
| 2010 Regular Season | NC State | 9 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 35.1 |
| 2011 Postseason | NC State | 13 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 65.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | NC State | 13 | 36 | 347 | 4 | 65.5 |
Related Context
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Jay Smith played WR for NC State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jay Smith recorded 612 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
NC State paired 391 primary output with 61.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 54.3 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: Wake Forest
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Postseason · NC State
Games
7
Receiving Yards / G
11.1
Efficiency
54.3
Usage
7.4
Consistency
43.1
Best Game by takeover score
Wake Forest
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rutgers: 2. South Florida: 7. Boston College: 1. Florida State: 9. Wake Forest: 27. North Carolina: 24. Miami: 8
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. Rutgers: 1 by 13.3. South Florida: 1 by 46.7. Boston College: 1 by 6.7. Florida State: 1 by 60. Wake Forest: 1 by 100. North Carolina: 1 by 100. Miami: 1 by 53.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins19.7 · Games = 3 · +14.9 vs Losses
Losses4.8 · Games = 4 · -14.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
100 vs North Carolina
Player Story
Jay Smith story
Jay Smith built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Norfolk, VA wearing No. 86, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Jay Smith's career was his receiving role: 62 catches, 612 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with NC State. 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. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across NC State.
The arc is straightforward: Jay 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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NC State
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200820092010201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | NC State | 78 | 54.3 | 7.4 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | NC State | 78 | 54.3 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | NC State | 59 | 56.7 | 5.8 | -19 |
| 2010 Postseason | NC State | 84 | 53 | 5.1 | 25 |
| 2010 Regular Season | NC State | 84 | 53 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | NC State | 391 | 61.8 | 13.6 | 307 |
| 2011 Regular Season | NC State | 391 | 61.8 | 13.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Central Michigan
Week 6 · W 38-24
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
61
Receiving Yards
87.1 takeover
61 receiving yards with a 81.3 efficiency score.
#2
vs Maryland
Week 13 · W 56-41 · Conference game
63
Receiving Yards
75.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
63 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.
#3
vs Wake Forest
Week 12 · W 21-17 · Conference game
27
Receiving Yards
73.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Virginia Tech
Week 12 · L 10-38 · Conference game
33
Receiving Yards
73.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ North Carolina
Week 13 · W 41-10 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
69.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
24 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · NC State
391 primary output · 61.8 efficiency · 13.6 usage
65.5
#2
2011 Regular Season · NC State
65.5
391 primary · 61.8 efficiency · 13.6 usage
#3
2008 Postseason · NC State
35.5
78 primary · 54.3 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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