Usage Score
19.2
Player Dossier
2015-2018Louisville
Jaylen Smith
WR • 6'4" • 223 lbs • Pascagoula, MS, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Jaylen Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
93.4
Consistency
58.5
Season Value
58.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
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.
Jaylen Smith, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Louisville. Jaylen Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Louisville paired 980 primary output with 92.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 93.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Loss 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 · Louisville
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
45.8
Efficiency
93.4
Usage
19.2
Consistency
58.5
Best Game by takeover score
Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 22. Unknown: 38. Western Kentucky: 38. Virginia: 26. Florida State: 100. Georgia Tech: 42. Boston College: 0. Wake Forest: 107. Clemson: 63. Syracuse: 27. NC State: 56. Kentucky: 31
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. Alabama: 1 by 100. Unknown: 2 by 100. Western Kentucky: 3 by 84.4. Virginia: 2 by 86.7. Florida State: 5 by 100. Georgia Tech: 3 by 93.3. Wake Forest: 8 by 89.2. Clemson: 5 by 84. Syracuse: 2 by 90. NC State: 3 by 100. Kentucky: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Losses47.4 · n=10
First Half44.3 · n=6 · -3 vs Second Half
Second Half47.3 · n=6 · +3 vs First Half
All Games45.8 · n=12
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
100 vs Kentucky
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/25 | vs Kentucky | L 10-56 | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs NC State | L 10-52 | — | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 0 | 29 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Syracuse | L 23-54 | — | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Clemson | L 16-77 | — | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Wake Forest100 receiving yards · High volume | L 35-56 | — | 8 | 107 | 13.4 | 13.40 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Boston College | L 20-38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fri 10/5 | vs Georgia Tech | L 31-66 | — | 3 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Florida State100 receiving yards | L 24-28 | — | 5 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 42 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Virginia | L 3-27 | — | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Western Kentucky | W 20-17 | — | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 0 | 31 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Unknown | — | — | 2 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 34 |
| Sun 9/2 | @ Alabama | L 14-51 | — | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Louisville
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
201520152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Louisville | 376 | 73.6 | 14.6 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisville | 376 | 73.6 | 14.6 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 599 | 85.8 | 12 | 223 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisville | 980 | 92.7 | 32.3 | 381 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 980 | 92.7 | 32.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 550 | 93.4 | 19.2 | -430 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
North Carolina
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
183
Primary metric
183 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Boston College
123
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
123 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Wake Forest
107
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
107 receiving yards with a 89.2 efficiency score.
#4
Clemson
77
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
77 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
Florida State
100
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
100 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Postseason · Louisville
980 primary output · 92.7 efficiency · 32.3 usage
75
#2
2017 Regular Season · Louisville
75
980 primary · 92.7 efficiency · 32.3 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Louisville
58.4
550 primary · 93.4 efficiency · 19.2 usage
Milestones
7
100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.9183
DeMatha Catholic · Hyattsville, MD
- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
2,505
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 44 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.