Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2010Purdue
Cortez Smith
WR • 6'2" • Hooks, TX, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Cortez Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
33
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
24
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Cortez Smith built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Hooks, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Cortez Smith's career was his receiving role: 50 catches,...
Read the storyCortez Smith, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Purdue. Cortez Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 611
- Receptions
- 50
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Cortez Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 611
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Ball State
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2010
- 2010 Receiving yards rank
- 434 receiving yards · WR 212th (top 26%) · Big Ten 26th (top 16%) · National 234th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Purdue | 7 | 17 | 177 | 2 | 37 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Purdue | 11 | 33 | 434 | 4 | 68.8 |
Related Context
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Cortez Smith played WR for Purdue. Across 2 tracked seasons, Cortez Smith recorded 8 rushing yards, 611 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Purdue paired 434 primary output with 66.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 58.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2010 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2009 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
7
Receiving Yards / G
25.3
Efficiency
58.6
Usage
8.2
Consistency
21.4
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 7. Notre Dame: 9. Northwestern: 8. Minnesota: 6. Michigan: 85. Michigan State: 52. Indiana: 10
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 1 by 46.7. Notre Dame: 1 by 60. Northwestern: 1 by 53.3. Minnesota: 1 by 40. Michigan: 4 by 100. Michigan State: 8 by 43.3. Indiana: 1 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins47.5 · Games = 2 · +31.1 vs Losses
Losses16.4 · Games = 5 · -31.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan
Player Story
Cortez Smith story
Cortez Smith built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Hooks, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Cortez Smith's career was his receiving role: 50 catches, 611 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns, and 8 rushing yards across 18 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cortez Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Purdue
2009-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20092010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Purdue | 177 | 58.6 | 8.2 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Purdue | 434 | 66.8 | 19.2 | 257 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ball State
Week 3 · W 24-13
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
117
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
117 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Michigan
Week 10 · W 38-36 · Conference game
85
Receiving Yards
82.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Michigan State
Week 12 · L 31-35 · Conference game
83
Receiving Yards
77.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
83 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Indiana
Week 13 · L 31-34 · Conference game
64
Receiving Yards
65.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
64 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Michigan State
Week 11 · L 37-40 · Conference game
52
Receiving Yards
57.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
52 receiving yards with a 43.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Purdue
434 primary output · 66.8 efficiency · 19.2 usage
68.8
#2
2009 Regular Season · Purdue
37
177 primary · 58.6 efficiency · 8.2 usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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