Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2012UConn
Michael Smith
WR • 6'0" • Houston, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Michael Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- UConn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Michael Smith, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · UConn. Michael Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,329
- Receptions
- 104
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Michael Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,329
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2010 Postseason · UConn
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Westside · UConn
- High school pipeline
- Westside · 16 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2012
- 2012 Receiving yards rank
- 407 receiving yards · WR 237th (top 27%) · Big East 20th (top 19%) · National 279th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | UConn | 7 | 12 | 137 | 0 | 45.6 |
| 2009 Regular Season | UConn | 6 | 15 | 170 | 0 | 46.2 |
| 2010 Postseason | UConn | 12 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 78.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 42 | 595 | 2 | 78.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 31 | 407 | 1 | 64.3 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Michael Smith
Michael Smith played WR for UConn. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Smith recorded 3 rushing yards, 1,329 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with UConn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason
UConn paired 615 primary output with 69.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 69.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
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
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2010 Postseason · UConn
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
51.3
Efficiency
69.6
Usage
25.7
Consistency
58.4
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 20. Michigan: 87. Texas Southern: 14. Temple: 79. Buffalo: 130. Vanderbilt: 63. Rutgers: 38. Louisville: 3. West Virginia: 56. Syracuse: 29. Cincinnati: 38. South Florida: 58
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. Oklahoma: 4 by 33.3. Michigan: 3 by 100. Texas Southern: 2 by 46.7. Temple: 7 by 75.2. Buffalo: 4 by 100. Vanderbilt: 4 by 100. Rutgers: 3 by 84.4. Louisville: 1 by 20. West Virginia: 6 by 62.2. Syracuse: 3 by 64.4. Cincinnati: 3 by 84.4. South Florida: 6 by 64.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins55.4 · Games = 7 · +10.0 vs Losses
Losses45.4 · Games = 5 · -10.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
100 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1/2 | @ Oklahoma | L 20-48 | — | 4 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 12/5 | @ South Florida | W 19-16 | — | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Cincinnati | W 38-17 | — | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 0 | 17 |
| Sun 11/21 | @ Syracuse | W 23-6 | — | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs West Virginia | W 16-13 | — | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Louisville | L 0-26 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Fri 10/8 | @ Rutgers | L 24-27 | — | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Vanderbilt | W 40-21 | — | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Buffalo100 receiving yards | W 45-21 | — | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | 32.50 | 1 | 56 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Temple | L 16-30 | — | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Texas Southern | W 62-3 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Michigan | L 10-30 | — | 3 | 87 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 47 |
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
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UConn
2008-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200820092010201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | UConn | 137 | 69.7 | 11.2 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | UConn | 170 | 72.9 | 12.7 | 33 |
| 2010 Postseason | UConn | 615 | 69.6 | 25.7 | 445 |
| 2010 Regular Season | UConn | 615 | 69.6 | 25.7 | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | -615 |
| 2012 Regular Season | UConn | 407 | 76.6 | 14.3 | 407 |
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
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100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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