Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Boise State
Riley Smith
TE • 6'5" • 236 lbs • Saint Augustine, FL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Riley Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
14
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Boise State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Boise State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player Story
Riley Smith built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a tight end from Saint Augustine, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Riley Smith's career was his receiving role: 59...
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- Committed To
- Boise State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Riley Smith, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Boise State. Riley Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 568
- Receptions
- 59
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Riley Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boise State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 568
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Boise State
- Top game
- Fresno State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bartram Trail · Boise State
- High school pipeline
- Bartram Trail · 25 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2023 Receiving yards rank
- 113 receiving yards · TE 177th (top 41%) · Mountain West 76th (top 42%) · National 922nd (top 45%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 7 | 15 | 155 | 1 | 55.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boise State | 8 | 8 | 86 | 1 | 40.7 |
| 2022 Postseason | Boise State | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 67.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Boise State | 10 | 24 | 209 | 1 | 67.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Boise State | 9 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 44 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Boise State | 9 | 10 | 118 | 1 | 44 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Riley Smith
Riley Smith played TE for Boise State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Riley Smith recorded 36 rushing yards, 568 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Boise State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Boise State paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 55.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Postseason · Boise State
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
12.6
Efficiency
55.9
Usage
8.8
Consistency
37.7
Best Game by takeover score
Air Force
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCLA: -5. UCF: 8. North Dakota: 17. San Diego State: 6. San José State: 2. Colorado State: 8. Wyoming: 13. Air Force: 32. UNLV: 32
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. UCLA: 1 by 0. UCF: 1 by 53.3. North Dakota: 1 by 100. San Diego State: 1 by 40. San José State: 1 by 13.3. Colorado State: 1 by 53.3. Wyoming: 2 by 43.3. Air Force: 2 by 100. UNLV: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins17 · Games = 6 · +13.3 vs Losses
Losses3.7 · Games = 3 · -13.3 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
Air Force
Best efficiency game
100 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/17 | vs UCLA | L 22-35 | — | 1 | -5 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 12/2 | @ UNLV | W 44-20 | — | 1 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| Fri 11/24 | vs Air Force | W 27-19 | — | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Wyoming | W 32-7 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 10/15 | @ Colorado State | L 30-31 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sun 10/8 | vs San José State | W 35-27 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ San Diego State | W 34-31 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs North Dakota | W 42-18 | — | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs UCF | L 16-18 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Player Story
Riley Smith story
Riley Smith built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a tight end from Saint Augustine, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Riley Smith's career was his receiving role: 59 catches, 568 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 36 rushing yards across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 36 rushing yards, 4 tackles, and 18 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Riley Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Boise State
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212022202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 155 | 67.6 | 12 | 155 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boise State | 86 | 65.6 | 6.2 | -69 |
| 2022 Postseason | Boise State | 214 | 55 | 15 | 128 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Boise State | 214 | 55 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Boise State | 113 | 55.9 | 8.8 | -101 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Boise State | 113 | 55.9 | 8.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Fresno State
Week 6 · W 40-20 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
44
Receiving Yards
88.9 takeover
44 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ San José State
Week 16 · L 20-34 · Conference game
58
Receiving Yards
87.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
58 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Air Force
Week 13 · W 27-19 · Conference game
32
Receiving Yards
83.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Fresno State
Week 14 · L 16-28 · Conference game
41
Receiving Yards
79.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
41 receiving yards with a 68.3 efficiency score.
#5
@ UNLV
Week 14 · W 44-20 · Conference game
32
Receiving Yards
75.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Boise State
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2022 Postseason · Boise State
67.6
214 primary · 55 efficiency · 15 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Boise State
67.6
214 primary · 55 efficiency · 15 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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