Player Dossier

2014-2017

Boston College

Thadd Smith

WR • 5'9" • 180 lbs • Yeadon, PA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

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

Usage / Role

9%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

29

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

21

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

46

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Boston College

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Boston College
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Duke

Player Story

Thadd Smith built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Yeadon, PA wearing No. 18, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Thadd Smith's career was his receiving role: 22...

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Thadd Smith, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Boston College. Thadd Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
299
Receptions
22
Touchdowns
5

Quick Answers

Thadd Smith quick answers

Latest team and position
Boston College · WR
Career Receiving Yards
299
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
Best season
2015 Regular Season · Boston College
Top game
Duke
Latest roster
No. 18 · Class 2017
2017 Receiving yards rank
42 receiving yards · WR 777th (top 79%) · ACC 148th (top 70%) · National 1,311th (top 67%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonBoston College0-00-
2015 Regular SeasonBoston College1117233277.4
2016 Regular SeasonBoston College4424039.9
2017 PostseasonBoston College13-0037.1
2017 Regular SeasonBoston College13142337.1

Related Context

Thadd Smith played WR for Boston College. Across 4 tracked seasons, Thadd Smith recorded 355 rushing yards, 299 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Boston College.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

Boston College paired 233 primary output with 71.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 71.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Duke

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

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2015 Regular Season · Boston College

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

21.2

Efficiency

71.6

Usage

29.3

Consistency

40.3

Best Game by takeover score

Duke

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Maine: 16. Howard: 0. Florida State: 0. Northern Illinois: 17. Duke: 99. Wake Forest: 9. Clemson: 17. Louisville: 40. NC State: 18. Notre Dame: 8. Syracuse: 9

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. Maine: 1 by 100. Northern Illinois: 1 by 100. Duke: 2 by 100. Wake Forest: 1 by 60. Clemson: 1 by 100. Louisville: 4 by 66.7. NC State: 3 by 40. Notre Dame: 3 by 17.8. Syracuse: 1 by 60

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins11 · Games = 3 · -14 vs Losses
Losses25 · Games = 8 · +14 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

Duke

Best efficiency game

100 vs Clemson

Result
Sat 11/28@ SyracuseL 17-20199909
Sun 11/22@ Notre DameL 16-19382.72.7008
Sat 11/7vs NC StateL 8-243184.5618
Sat 10/24@ LouisvilleL 14-174407.710028
Sat 10/17@ ClemsonL 17-341171717017
Sat 10/10vs Wake ForestL 0-3197.3909
Sat 10/3@ DukeL 7-929949.549.50166
Sat 9/26vs Northern IllinoisW 17-141171017017
Sat 9/19vs Florida StateL 0-148
Sat 9/12vs HowardW 76-0
Sat 9/5vs MaineW 24-31161416016

Player Story

Thadd Smith story

Thadd Smith built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Yeadon, PA wearing No. 18, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Thadd Smith's career was his receiving role: 22 catches, 299 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns, and 355 rushing yards across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 355 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Thadd Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Boston College

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonBoston College0
2015 Regular SeasonBoston College23371.629.3233
2016 Regular SeasonBoston College244019.5-209
2017 PostseasonBoston College421008.318
2017 Regular SeasonBoston College421008.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Duke

Week 5 · L 7-9 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

99

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Louisville

Week 7 · W 45-42 · Conference game

42

Receiving Yards

75.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

42 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Virginia Tech

Week 3 · L 0-49 · Conference game

14

Receiving Yards

73.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

14 receiving yards with a 46.7 efficiency score.

#4

@ Louisville

Week 8 · L 14-17 · Conference game

40

Receiving Yards

69 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

40 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.

#5

vs Northern Illinois

Week 4 · W 17-14

17

Receiving Yards

61.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · Boston College

233 primary output · 71.6 efficiency · 29.3 usage

77.4

#2

2016 Regular Season · Boston College

39.9

24 primary · 40 efficiency · 19.5 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Boston College

37.1

42 primary · 100 efficiency · 8.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games