Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2013NC State
Rashard Smith
WR • 5'9" • Dublin, GA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Rashard Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
62
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
70
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- NC State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Rashard Smith, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · NC State. Rashard Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 851
- Receptions
- 69
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Rashard Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 851
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · NC State
- Top game
- East Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Dublin · NC State
- High school pipeline
- Dublin · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2013
- 2013 Receiving yards rank
- 530 receiving yards · WR 183rd (top 20%) · ACC 21st (top 11%) · National 199th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | NC State | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2010 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | NC State | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 2012 Postseason | NC State | 13 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 47.1 |
| 2012 Regular Season | NC State | 13 | 16 | 265 | 5 | 47.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | NC State | 11 | 49 | 530 | 6 | 75.7 |
Related Context
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Rashard Smith played WR for NC State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Rashard Smith recorded 49 passing yards, 121 rushing yards, and 851 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2013 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
NC State paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 71.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2013 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2013 Regular Season · NC State
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
48.2
Efficiency
71.5
Usage
21.5
Consistency
59.6
Best Game by takeover score
East Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 82. Richmond: 63. Clemson: 51. Central Michigan: 39. Wake Forest: 7. Florida State: 19. North Carolina: 27. Duke: 37. Boston College: 34. East Carolina: 104. Maryland: 67
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 100. Richmond: 7 by 60. Clemson: 5 by 68. Central Michigan: 3 by 86.7. Wake Forest: 1 by 46.7. Florida State: 2 by 63.3. North Carolina: 3 by 60. Duke: 2 by 100. Boston College: 8 by 28.3. East Carolina: 7 by 99. Maryland: 6 by 74.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins61.3 · Games = 3 · +18.1 vs Losses
Losses43.3 · Games = 8 · -18.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
East Carolina
Best efficiency game
100 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Maryland | L 21-41 | — | 6 | 67 | 9.2 | 11.20 | 1 | 36 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs East Carolina100 receiving yards | L 28-42 | — | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 14.90 | 1 | 30 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Boston CollegeHigh volume | L 21-38 | — | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Duke | L 20-38 | — | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs North Carolina | L 19-27 | — | 3 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Florida State | L 17-49 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Wake Forest | L 13-28 | — | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Central Michigan | W 48-14 | — | 3 | 39 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| Thu 9/19 | vs Clemson | L 14-26 | — | 5 | 51 | 8.5 | 10.20 | 0 | 33 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Richmond | W 23-21 | — | 7 | 63 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 40-14 | — | 5 | 82 | 13.8 | 16.40 | 0 | 56 |
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
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NC State
2009-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200920102011201220122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | NC State | 6 | 40 | 5.6 | 6 |
| 2012 Postseason | NC State | 315 | 73.2 | 7.1 | 309 |
| 2012 Regular Season | NC State | 315 | 73.2 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | NC State | 530 | 71.5 | 21.5 | 215 |
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
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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