Player Dossier

2014-2018

Clemson

Cannon Smith

TE • 6'4" • 270 lbs • Columbia, SC, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

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

Usage Score

4.4

Efficiency

71.1

Consistency

58.8

Season Value

57.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Clemson

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Clemson
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern

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.

Cannon Smith, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Clemson. Cannon Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Clemson paired 34 primary output with 71.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 71.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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

2018 Regular Season · Clemson

Games

4

Receiving Yards / G

8.5

Efficiency

71.1

Usage

4.4

Consistency

58.8

Best Game by takeover score

Louisville

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 6. Georgia Southern: 17. Florida State: 11. Louisville: 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. Unknown: 1 by 40. Georgia Southern: 1 by 100. Florida State: 1 by 73.3

Split Comparison

Wins9.3 · n=3
First Half11.5 · n=2 · +6 vs Second Half
Second Half5.5 · n=2 · -6 vs First Half
All Games8.5 · n=4

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Georgia Southern

Best efficiency game

100 vs Georgia Southern

Result
Sat 11/3vs LouisvilleW 77-16
Sat 10/27@ Florida StateW 59-101111111011
Sat 9/15vs Georgia SouthernW 38-71171717017
Sat 9/1vs Unknown166606

Career Arc

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

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    Clemson

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20142015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonClemson0
2015 Regular SeasonClemson00
2016 Regular SeasonClemson25603.625
2017 Regular SeasonClemson2453.43.7-1
2018 Regular SeasonClemson3471.14.410

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Georgia Southern

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

17

Primary metric

17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Unknown

22

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

22 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Wake Forest

13

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

13 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#4

Florida State

11

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

11 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.

#5

Georgia Tech

7

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

7 receiving yards with a 46.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Clemson

34 primary output · 71.1 efficiency · 4.4 usage

57.9

#2

2017 Regular Season · Clemson

48.7

24 primary · 53.4 efficiency · 3.7 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Clemson

48.2

25 primary · 60 efficiency · 3.6 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8987

Hammond School · Columbia, SC

Committed To
Clemson
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

83

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 9 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cannon Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career receiving yards
83