Player Career

Rashard Smith Career Story

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Player Story

Rashard Smith story

Rashard Smith built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Dublin, GA wearing No. 2, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Rashard Smith's career was his receiving role: 69 catches, 851 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns, and 121 rushing yards across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with NC State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 49 passing yards, 121 rushing yards, and 942 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across NC State.

The arc is straightforward: Rashard Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

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    NC State

    2009-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200920102011201220122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonNC State0
2010 Regular SeasonNC State00
2011 Regular SeasonNC State6405.66
2012 PostseasonNC State31573.27.1309
2012 Regular SeasonNC State31573.27.10
2013 Regular SeasonNC State53071.521.5215

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs East Carolina

Week 13 · L 28-42

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

104

Receiving Yards

94.1 takeover

104 receiving yards with a 99 efficiency score.

#2

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 1 · W 40-14

82

Receiving Yards

90.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

82 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Miami

Week 5 · L 37-44 · Conference game

86

Receiving Yards

80.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Maryland

Week 14 · L 21-41 · Conference game

67

Receiving Yards

78 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

67 receiving yards with a 74.4 efficiency score.

#5

@ North Carolina

Week 9 · L 35-43 · Conference game

65

Receiving Yards

70 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

65 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · NC State

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2013 Regular Season · NC State

75.7

530 primary · 71.5 efficiency · 21.5 usage

#3

2012 Postseason · NC State

47.1

315 primary · 73.2 efficiency · 7.1 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games