Player Dossier

2020-2024

Miami

Key'Shawn Smith

WR • 6'1" • 191 lbs • San Diego, CA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Key'Shawn Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

12.9

Efficiency

84.8

Consistency

64

Season Value

65.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · SMU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Miami • SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis

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.

Key'Shawn Smith, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · SMU. Key'Shawn Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

SMU paired 527 primary output with 84.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 84.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Miami, SMU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh

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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Postseason · SMU

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

40.5

Efficiency

84.8

Usage

12.9

Consistency

64

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 15. Unknown: 35. Nevada: 20. BYU: 46. Florida State: 12. Louisville: 53. Stanford: 76. Duke: 23. Pittsburgh: 89. Boston College: 61. Virginia: 36. California: 48. Clemson: 13

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. Penn State: 2 by 50. Unknown: 1 by 100. Nevada: 1 by 100. BYU: 4 by 76.7. Florida State: 2 by 40. Louisville: 4 by 88.3. Stanford: 4 by 100. Duke: 1 by 100. Pittsburgh: 3 by 100. Boston College: 5 by 81.3. Virginia: 3 by 80. California: 2 by 100. Clemson: 1 by 86.7

Split Comparison

Wins46.4 · n=9 · +21.8 vs Losses
Losses24.7 · n=3 · -21.8 vs Wins
First Half36.7 · n=7 · -8.3 vs Second Half
Second Half45 · n=6 · +8.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Pittsburgh

Best efficiency game

100 vs California

Result
Sat 12/21@ Penn StateL 10-382154.37.50010
Sun 12/8vs ClemsonL 31-341131313013
Sat 11/30vs CaliforniaW 38-62482424140
Sat 11/23@ VirginiaW 33-73361212022
Sat 11/16vs Boston CollegeW 38-2856112.212.20129
Sun 11/3vs PittsburghW 48-2538929.729.70043
Sun 10/27@ DukeW 28-271231323023
Sun 10/20@ StanfordW 40-104761919145
Sat 10/5@ LouisvilleW 34-2745313.313.30118
Sun 9/29vs Florida StateW 42-162126607
Fri 9/6vs BYUL 15-1844611.511.50020
Sun 9/1vs Unknown1353535135
Sun 8/25@ NevadaW 29-241202020020

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Miami

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

2020202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMiami581007.3
2021 Regular SeasonMiami40566.914347
2022 Regular SeasonMiami19981.310.8-206
2023 PostseasonSMU38283.310.8183
2023 Regular SeasonSMU38283.310.80
2024 PostseasonSMU52784.812.9145
2024 Regular SeasonSMU52784.812.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Memphis

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

63

Primary metric

63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Pittsburgh

89

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

89 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Middle Tennessee

81

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

81 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

East Carolina

60

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Pittsburgh

82

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

82 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · SMU

527 primary output · 84.8 efficiency · 12.9 usage

65.4

#2

2024 Regular Season · SMU

65.4

527 primary · 84.8 efficiency · 12.9 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · SMU

55.4

382 primary · 83.3 efficiency · 10.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9227

Chaminade-Madonna · Hollywood, FL

Committed To
Miami
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

1,571

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 45 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Key'Shawn Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career receiving yards
1,571