Player Dossier

2009-2010

Utah

Shaky Smithson

WR • 5'11" • Baltimore, MD, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Shaky Smithson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

23%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

61

Solid production for a receiver

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

48

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Utah

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Snapshot

Career Teams
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Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
Utah
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Boise State

Player Story

Shaky Smithson built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 1, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Shaky Smithson's career was his return-game role:...

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Shaky Smithson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Utah. Shaky Smithson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
483
Receptions
38
Touchdowns
9

Quick Answers

Shaky Smithson quick answers

Latest team and position
Utah · WR
Career Receiving Yards
483
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
Best season
2010 Postseason · Utah
Top game
Boise State
Latest roster
No. 1 · Class 2010
2010 Receiving yards rank
383 receiving yards · WR 252nd (top 31%) · Mountain West 20th (top 16%) · National 294th (top 18%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 PostseasonUtah10218037.4
2009 Regular SeasonUtah101182337.4
2010 PostseasonUtah13356062.9
2010 Regular SeasonUtah1322327662.9

Related Context

Shaky Smithson played WR for Utah. Across 2 tracked seasons, Shaky Smithson recorded 42 passing yards, 132 rushing yards, and 483 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Utah.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason

Utah paired 383 primary output with 68.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2010 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 68.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Boise State

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 81.8th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Explorer

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2010 Postseason · Utah

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

29.5

Efficiency

68.8

Usage

12.5

Consistency

40.9

Best Game by takeover score

Boise State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 56. Pittsburgh: 3. UNLV: 55. New Mexico: 0. San José State: 9. Iowa State: 75. Wyoming: 0. Colorado State: 72. Air Force: 20. TCU: 9. Notre Dame: 44. San Diego State: 5. BYU: 35

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 3 by 100. Pittsburgh: 1 by 20. UNLV: 1 by 100. San José State: 2 by 30. Iowa State: 2 by 100. Colorado State: 5 by 96. Air Force: 2 by 66.7. TCU: 1 by 60. Notre Dame: 4 by 73.3. San Diego State: 1 by 33.3. BYU: 3 by 77.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins27.4 · Games = 10 · -8.9 vs Losses
Losses36.3 · Games = 3 · +8.9 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Boise State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Boise State

Result
Thu 12/23@ Boise StateL 3-2635614.718.70023
Sat 11/27vs BYUW 17-1633511.711.70016
Sun 11/21@ San Diego StateW 38-34155505
Sat 11/13@ Notre DameL 3-284441111024
Sat 11/6vs TCUL 7-47199909
Sat 10/30@ Air ForceW 28-232201010011
Sat 10/23vs Colorado StateW 59-657214.414.40132
Sat 10/16@ WyomingW 30-6
Sat 10/9@ Iowa StateW 68-2727537.537.50161
Sun 9/26vs San José StateW 56-3294.54.5005
Sun 9/19@ New MexicoW 56-141
Sat 9/11vs UNLVW 38-101555555155
Fri 9/3vs PittsburghW 27-24133303

Player Story

Shaky Smithson story

Shaky Smithson built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 1, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Shaky Smithson's career was his return-game role: 1,745 return yards and 2 return touchdowns across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Utah. 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 42 passing yards, 132 rushing yards, and 483 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah.

The arc is straightforward: Shaky Smithson 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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    Utah

    2009-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonUtah10051.411.1
2009 Regular SeasonUtah10051.411.10
2010 PostseasonUtah38368.812.5283
2010 Regular SeasonUtah38368.812.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Boise State

Week 1 · L 3-26 · Postseason

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

56

Receiving Yards

91.6 takeover

56 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Colorado State

Week 8 · W 59-6 · Conference game

72

Receiving Yards

81.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

72 receiving yards with a 96 efficiency score.

#3

@ Oregon

Week 3 · L 24-31

33

Receiving Yards

75.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

33 receiving yards with a 44 efficiency score.

#4

@ Iowa State

Week 6 · W 68-27

75

Receiving Yards

75.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs UNLV

Week 2 · W 38-10 · Conference game

55

Receiving Yards

66.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

55 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · Utah

383 primary output · 68.8 efficiency · 12.5 usage

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#2

2010 Regular Season · Utah

62.9

383 primary · 68.8 efficiency · 12.5 usage

#3

2009 Postseason · Utah

37.4

100 primary · 51.4 efficiency · 11.1 usage

Milestones

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100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games