Player Dossier

2009-2012

Florida State

Rodney Smith

WR • 6'6" • Miami, FL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Rodney Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

13.5

Efficiency

69.6

Consistency

35.3

Season Value

54.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason · Florida State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Florida State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Duke

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.

Rodney Smith, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason · Florida State. Rodney Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason

Florida State paired 561 primary output with 80.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 69.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Duke

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.

2012 Postseason · Florida State

Games

14

Receiving Yards / G

37.4

Efficiency

69.6

Usage

13.5

Consistency

35.3

Best Game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Northern Illinois: 41. Unknown: 4. Unknown: 77. Wake Forest: 20. Clemson: 48. South Florida: 19. NC State: 36. Boston College: 108. Miami: 11. Duke: 112. Virginia Tech: 23. Maryland: 6. Florida: 7. Georgia Tech: 12

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. Northern Illinois: 3 by 91.1. Unknown: 2 by 13.3. Unknown: 3 by 100. Wake Forest: 1 by 100. Clemson: 2 by 100. South Florida: 3 by 42.2. NC State: 2 by 100. Boston College: 9 by 80. Miami: 1 by 73.3. Duke: 3 by 100. Virginia Tech: 5 by 30.7. Maryland: 1 by 40. Florida: 2 by 23.3. Georgia Tech: 1 by 80

Split Comparison

Wins40 · n=10 · +18.5 vs Losses
Losses21.5 · n=2 · -18.5 vs Wins
First Half35 · n=7 · -4.9 vs Second Half
Second Half39.9 · n=7 · +4.9 vs First Half

Game Log

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

14 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Duke

Best efficiency game

100 vs Duke

Result
Wed 1/2vs Northern IllinoisW 31-1034113.713.70025
Sun 12/2@ Georgia TechW 21-151121212012
Sat 11/24vs FloridaL 26-37273.53.5004
Sat 11/17@ MarylandW 41-14166606
Fri 11/9@ Virginia TechW 28-225234.64.6006
Sat 10/27vs Duke100 receiving yardsW 48-7311237.337.30052
Sun 10/21@ MiamiW 33-201111111011
Sat 10/13vs Boston College100 receiving yards · High volumeW 51-791081212028
Sun 10/7@ NC StateL 16-172361818020
Sat 9/29@ South FloridaW 30-173196.36.3007
Sun 9/23vs ClemsonW 49-372482424129
Sat 9/15vs Wake ForestW 52-01202020120
Sat 9/8vs Unknown37725.725.70161
Sat 9/1vs Unknown242202

Career Arc

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

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    Florida State

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2009201020102011201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonFlorida State746.76.7
2010 PostseasonFlorida State44871.813.6441
2010 Regular SeasonFlorida State44871.813.60
2011 PostseasonFlorida State56180.315.4113
2011 Regular SeasonFlorida State56180.315.40
2012 PostseasonFlorida State52469.613.5-37
2012 Regular SeasonFlorida State52469.613.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Duke

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

112

Primary metric

112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Clemson

121

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

121 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Clemson

118

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Boston College

108

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

108 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#5

Florida

79

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

79 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2011 Postseason · Florida State

561 primary output · 80.3 efficiency · 15.4 usage

61.4

#2

2011 Regular Season · Florida State

61.4

561 primary · 80.3 efficiency · 15.4 usage

#3

2012 Postseason · Florida State

54.2

524 primary · 69.6 efficiency · 13.5 usage

Milestones

4

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2009 · Rating 0.9248

Archbishop Carroll · Miami, FL

Committed To
Florida State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

1,540

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 41 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Rodney Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career receiving yards
1,540