Usage Score
18.1
Player Dossier
2017-2020Iowa
Brandon Smith
WR • 6'2" • 215 lbs • Lake Cormorant, MS, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Brandon Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
66
Consistency
80.8
Season Value
54.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
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.
Brandon Smith, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Iowa. Brandon Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Brandon Smith played WR for Iowa. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Smith recorded 1,021 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Iowa paired 439 primary output with 76.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 66 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
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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2020 Regular Season · Iowa
Games
7
Receiving Yards / G
33
Efficiency
66
Usage
18.1
Consistency
80.8
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 34. Northwestern: 19. Michigan State: 35. Penn State: 27. Nebraska: 28. Illinois: 58. Wisconsin: 30
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. Purdue: 3 by 75.6. Northwestern: 3 by 42.2. Michigan State: 3 by 77.8. Penn State: 3 by 60. Nebraska: 3 by 62.2. Illinois: 5 by 77.3. Wisconsin: 3 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins35.6 · Games = 5 · +9.1 vs Losses
Losses26.5 · Games = 2 · -9.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
77.8 vs Michigan State
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Iowa
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 351 | 81.5 | 13.2 | 351 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 351 | 81.5 | 13.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 439 | 76.1 | 21.4 | 88 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 439 | 76.1 | 21.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 231 | 66 | 18.1 | -208 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Purdue
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
106
Primary metric
106 receiving yards with a 78.5 efficiency score.
#2
Minnesota
68
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
68 receiving yards with a 90.7 efficiency score.
#3
Illinois
58
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
58 receiving yards with a 77.3 efficiency score.
#4
Penn State
86
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 81.9 efficiency score.
#5
Middle Tennessee
71
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
71 receiving yards with a 78.9 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Iowa
439 primary output · 76.1 efficiency · 21.4 usage
65.9
#2
2019 Regular Season · Iowa
65.9
439 primary · 76.1 efficiency · 21.4 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Iowa
61.4
351 primary · 81.5 efficiency · 13.2 usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2017 · Rating 0.8517
Lake Cormorant · Lake Cormorant, MS
- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
1,021
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 26 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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