Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020South Carolina
Shi Smith
WR • 5'10" • 190 lbs • Union, SC, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Shi Smith reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
77
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
59
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
88
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Player Story
Shi Smith built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Union, SC wearing No. 13, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Shi Smith's career was his receiving role: 172...
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- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 20
- Overall
- No. 204
- NFL Team
- Carolina Panthers
Shi Smith, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · South Carolina. Shi Smith reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,192
- Receptions
- 172
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Shi Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,192
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · South Carolina
- Top game
- Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Union · South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Union · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 6 · Pick 20 · Carolina Panthers
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2020 Receiving yards rank
- 621 receiving yards · WR 58th (top 7%) · SEC 12th (top 6%) · National 60th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | South Carolina | 12 | 3 | 59 | 1 | 57.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 26 | 350 | 2 | 57.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | South Carolina | 11 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 78.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11 | 39 | 597 | 4 | 78.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 10 | 43 | 489 | 2 | 64.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 9 | 55 | 621 | 4 | 83.8 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Shi Smith
Shi Smith played WR for South Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Shi Smith recorded 14 rushing yards, 2,192 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with South Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
South Carolina paired 621 primary output with 73.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 73.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · South Carolina
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
69
Efficiency
73.9
Usage
35
Consistency
69.2
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 140. Florida: 85. Vanderbilt: 34. Auburn: 76. LSU: 68. Texas A&M: 64. Ole Miss: 117. Missouri: 9. Kentucky: 28
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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 10 by 93.3. Florida: 12 by 47.2. Vanderbilt: 2 by 100. Auburn: 8 by 63.3. LSU: 2 by 100. Texas A&M: 7 by 61. Ole Miss: 10 by 78. Missouri: 1 by 60. Kentucky: 3 by 62.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins55 · Games = 2 · -18 vs Losses
Losses73 · Games = 7 · +18 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
100 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/6 | @ Kentucky | L 18-41 | — | 3 | 28 | 6.5 | 9.30 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 11/22 | vs Missouri | L 10-17 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 11/15 | @ Ole Miss100 receiving yards · High volume | L 42-59 | — | 10 | 117 | 11.7 | 11.70 | 1 | 36 |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Texas A&M | L 3-48 | — | 7 | 64 | 8.8 | 9.10 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ LSU | L 24-52 | — | 2 | 68 | 24 | 34 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs AuburnHigh volume | W 30-22 | — | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 1 | 32 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Vanderbilt | W 41-7 | — | 2 | 34 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ FloridaHigh volume | L 24-38 | — | 12 | 85 | 7.1 | 7.10 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Tennessee100 receiving yards · High volume | L 27-31 | — | 10 | 140 | 11.3 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
Player Story
Shi Smith story
Shi Smith built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Union, SC wearing No. 13, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Shi Smith's career was his receiving role: 172 catches, 2,192 receiving yards, 13 touchdowns, and 14 rushing yards across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 14 rushing yards, 4 tackles, and 448 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Shi Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Carolina
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | South Carolina | 409 | 76.8 | 13 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 409 | 76.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | South Carolina | 673 | 83.6 | 18.5 | 264 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 673 | 83.6 | 18.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 489 | 71.4 | 20.2 | -184 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 621 | 73.9 | 35 | 132 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Tennessee
Week 9 · L 21-41 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
98.2 takeover
156 receiving yards with a 94.5 efficiency score.
#2
vs Tennessee
Week 4 · L 27-31 · Conference game
140
Receiving Yards
97.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
140 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#3
@ Vanderbilt
Week 4 · W 37-14 · Conference game
119
Receiving Yards
95.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
119 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Vanderbilt
Week 9 · W 34-27 · Conference game
76
Receiving Yards
92 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Clemson
Week 13 · L 35-56
109
Receiving Yards
87.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
109 receiving yards with a 80.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · South Carolina
621 primary output · 73.9 efficiency · 35 usage
83.8
#2
2018 Postseason · South Carolina
78.8
673 primary · 83.6 efficiency · 18.5 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · South Carolina
78.8
673 primary · 83.6 efficiency · 18.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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