Usage / Role
24%
Rotational offensive role
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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.
Impact Production
30
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
Brandon Smith built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Lake Cormorant, MS wearing No. 12, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Brandon Smith's career was his receiving role: 87...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,021
- Receptions
- 87
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Brandon Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,021
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Purdue
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lake Cormorant · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Lake Cormorant · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2020 Receiving yards rank
- 231 receiving yards · WR 311th (top 35%) · Big Ten 34th (top 19%) · National 381st (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 11 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 69.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 11 | 24 | 318 | 2 | 69.1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 8 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 78.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 33 | 407 | 4 | 78.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 7 | 23 | 231 | 2 | 64.9 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Brandon Smith
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
2018 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 81.5 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: Minnesota
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2018 Postseason · Iowa
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
31.9
Efficiency
81.5
Usage
13.2
Consistency
71
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 33. Iowa State: 30. Northern Iowa: 24. Wisconsin: 14. Minnesota: 68. Indiana: 43. Maryland: 10. Penn State: 42. Purdue: 12. Illinois: 39. Nebraska: 36
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. Mississippi State: 3 by 73.3. Iowa State: 1 by 100. Northern Iowa: 2 by 80. Wisconsin: 1 by 93.3. Minnesota: 5 by 90.7. Indiana: 3 by 95.6. Maryland: 1 by 66.7. Penn State: 4 by 70. Purdue: 2 by 40. Illinois: 3 by 86.7. Nebraska: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins35.4 · Games = 8 · +12.7 vs Losses
Losses22.7 · Games = 3 · -12.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
100 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | vs Mississippi State | W 27-22 | — | 3 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Fri 11/23 | vs Nebraska | W 31-28 | — | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 21 |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Illinois | W 63-0 | — | 3 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Purdue | L 36-38 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Penn State | L 24-30 | — | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Maryland | W 23-0 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Indiana | W 42-16 | — | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Minnesota | W 48-31 | — | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 13.60 | 0 | 26 |
| Sun 9/23 | vs Wisconsin | L 17-28 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Northern Iowa | W 38-14 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Iowa State | W 13-3 | — | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
Player Story
Brandon Smith story
Brandon Smith built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Lake Cormorant, MS wearing No. 12, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Brandon Smith's career was his receiving role: 87 catches, 1,021 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
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
vs Purdue
Week 8 · W 26-20 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
92.8 takeover
106 receiving yards with a 78.5 efficiency score.
#2
@ Illinois
Week 14 · W 35-21 · Conference game
58
Receiving Yards
90 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
58 receiving yards with a 77.3 efficiency score.
#3
@ Minnesota
Week 6 · W 48-31 · Conference game
68
Receiving Yards
87.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
68 receiving yards with a 90.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Penn State
Week 7 · L 12-17 · Conference game
86
Receiving Yards
85.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 81.9 efficiency score.
#5
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 5 · W 48-3
71
Receiving Yards
82 takeover
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
78.4
#2
2019 Regular Season · Iowa
78.4
439 primary · 76.1 efficiency · 21.4 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Iowa
69.1
351 primary · 81.5 efficiency · 13.2 usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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