Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Mississippi State
Chris Smith
WR • 6'2" • Meridian, MS, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Chris Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Chris Smith built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Meridian, MS wearing No. 8, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Chris Smith's career was his receiving role:...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Chris Smith, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Mississippi State. Chris Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,180
- Receptions
- 109
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Chris Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,180
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Puyallup
- High school pipeline
- Puyallup · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2012
- 2012 Receiving yards rank
- 564 receiving yards · WR 157th (top 18%) · SEC 17th (top 9%) · National 174th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 35.1 |
| 2010 Postseason | Mississippi State | 10 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 52.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 10 | 20 | 218 | 1 | 52.4 |
| 2011 Postseason | Mississippi State | 11 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 66.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11 | 30 | 283 | 2 | 66.4 |
| 2012 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 78.9 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 45 | 540 | 2 | 78.9 |
Related Context
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Chris Smith played WR for Mississippi State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chris Smith recorded 1,180 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 564 primary output with 78.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 65.8 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: Arkansas
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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2010 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
26.4
Efficiency
65.8
Usage
16.8
Consistency
40.9
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 46. Auburn: 21. LSU: 8. Georgia: 9. Alcorn State: 28. Houston: 13. UAB: 8. Alabama: 12. Arkansas: 78. Ole Miss: 41
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. Michigan: 4 by 76.7. Auburn: 2 by 70. LSU: 1 by 53.3. Georgia: 1 by 60. Alcorn State: 2 by 93.3. Houston: 2 by 43.3. UAB: 1 by 53.3. Alabama: 2 by 40. Arkansas: 5 by 100. Ole Miss: 4 by 68.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins24.2 · Games = 6 · -5.6 vs Losses
Losses29.8 · Games = 4 · +5.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
100 vs Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | @ Michigan | W 52-14 | — | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 18 |
| Sun 11/28 | @ Ole Miss | W 31-23 | — | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 1 | 18 |
| Sun 11/21 | vs Arkansas | L 31-38 | — | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 15.60 | 0 | 19 |
| Sun 11/14 | @ Alabama | L 10-30 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs UAB | W 29-24 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sun 10/10 | @ Houston | W 47-24 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Alcorn State | W 49-16 | — | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Georgia | W 24-12 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ LSU | L 7-29 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Thu 9/9 | vs Auburn | L 14-17 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 17 |
Player Story
Chris Smith story
Chris Smith built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Meridian, MS wearing No. 8, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Chris Smith's career was his receiving role: 109 catches, 1,180 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chris Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020102011201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 22 | 48.9 | 6.3 | — |
| 2010 Postseason | Mississippi State | 264 | 65.8 | 16.8 | 242 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 264 | 65.8 | 16.8 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Mississippi State | 330 | 63 | 21.4 | 66 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 330 | 63 | 21.4 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Mississippi State | 564 | 78.2 | 19.1 | 234 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 564 | 78.2 | 19.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas
Week 12 · L 31-38 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
78 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Troy
Week 3 · W 30-24
58
Receiving Yards
90.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
58 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Wake Forest
Week 1 · W 23-17 · Postseason
47
Receiving Yards
87.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 62.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs UT Martin
Week 10 · W 55-17
47
Receiving Yards
86.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 8 · W 45-3
66
Receiving Yards
84.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
66 receiving yards with a 62.9 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · Mississippi State
564 primary output · 78.2 efficiency · 19.1 usage
78.9
#2
2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State
78.9
564 primary · 78.2 efficiency · 19.1 usage
#3
2011 Postseason · Mississippi State
66.4
330 primary · 63 efficiency · 21.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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