Player Career

Michael Smith Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Michael Smith story

Michael Smith built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Michael Smith's career was his receiving role: 104 catches, 1,329 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns, and 3 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    UConn

    2008-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200820092010201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonUConn13769.711.2
2009 Regular SeasonUConn17072.912.733
2010 PostseasonUConn61569.625.7445
2010 Regular SeasonUConn61569.625.70
2011 Regular SeasonUConn0-615
2012 Regular SeasonUConn40776.614.3407

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Buffalo

Week 4 · W 45-21

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

130

Receiving Yards

98.4 takeover

130 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Rhode Island

Week 4 · W 52-10

82

Receiving Yards

89.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

82 receiving yards with a 68.3 efficiency score.

#3

@ Syracuse

Week 8 · L 10-40 · Conference game

61

Receiving Yards

86 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Rutgers

Week 6 · L 3-19 · Conference game

52

Receiving Yards

85.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

52 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Cincinnati

Week 9 · W 40-16 · Conference game

41

Receiving Yards

79 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

41 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · UConn

615 primary output · 69.6 efficiency · 25.7 usage

78.4

#2

2010 Regular Season · UConn

78.4

615 primary · 69.6 efficiency · 25.7 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · UConn

64.3

407 primary · 76.6 efficiency · 14.3 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games