Player Dossier

2009-2013

Marshall

Devon Smith

WR • 5'7" • White Plains, MD, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Devon Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

26%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

49

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

41

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Marshall

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Penn State • Marshall
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Player Story

Devon Smith built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a wide receiver from White Plains, MD wearing No. 11, spending time with Marshall and Penn State. The clearest part of Devon Smith's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.75

Geneva Sch · Geneva, AL

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Devon Smith, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Marshall. Devon Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,448
Receptions
95
Touchdowns
8

Quick Answers

Devon Smith quick answers

Latest team and position
Marshall · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,448
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 44 games
Best season
2013 Postseason · Marshall
Top game
Northwestern
Recruit profile
2-star · Geneva Sch
High school pipeline
Geneva Sch · 0 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 11 · Class 2013
2013 Receiving yards rank
653 receiving yards · WR 132nd (top 15%) · Conference USA 8th (top 4%) · National 135th (top 8%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonPenn State6430019.9
2010 PostseasonPenn State13-0057.2
2010 Regular SeasonPenn State1327363157.2
2011 PostseasonPenn State12249057.7
2011 Regular SeasonPenn State1223353257.7
2012 Regular SeasonMarshall0-00-
2013 PostseasonMarshall13554076.9
2013 Regular SeasonMarshall1334599576.9

Related Context

Devon Smith played WR for Penn State and Marshall. Across 5 tracked seasons, Devon Smith recorded 84 rushing yards, 1,448 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Marshall.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason

Marshall paired 653 primary output with 92.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 92.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Penn State, Marshall.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2013 Postseason · Marshall

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

50.2

Efficiency

92.3

Usage

14.7

Consistency

66.2

Best Game by takeover score

Tulsa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 54. Miami (OH): 75. Gardner-Webb: 29. Ohio: 78. Virginia Tech: 68. UTSA: 69. Florida Atlantic: 50. Middle Tennessee: 0. Southern Miss: 64. Tulsa: 114. Florida International: 0. East Carolina: 28. Rice: 24

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. Maryland: 5 by 72. Miami (OH): 3 by 100. Gardner-Webb: 2 by 96.7. Ohio: 4 by 100. Virginia Tech: 4 by 100. UTSA: 4 by 100. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 100. Southern Miss: 2 by 100. Tulsa: 7 by 100. East Carolina: 2 by 93.3. Rice: 3 by 53.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins53.7 · Games = 9 · +11.2 vs Losses
Losses42.5 · Games = 4 · -11.2 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

Tulsa

Best efficiency game

100 vs Tulsa

Result
Fri 12/27@ MarylandW 31-2055410.810.80018
Sat 12/7@ RiceL 24-413247.88112
Fri 11/29vs East CarolinaW 59-282281414014
Sat 11/23@ Florida InternationalW 48-10
Fri 11/15@ Tulsa100 receiving yardsW 45-34711416.316.30144
Sat 11/2vs Southern MissW 61-132643232058
Thu 10/24@ Middle TennesseeL 49-51
Sat 10/12@ Florida AtlanticW 24-2335016.716.70035
Sat 10/5vs UTSAW 34-1046917.317.30028
Sat 9/21@ Virginia TechL 21-294681717147
Sun 9/15@ OhioL 31-3447819.519.50033
Sat 9/7vs Gardner-WebbW 55-022914.514.50019
Sat 8/31vs Miami (OH)W 52-143752525154

Player Story

Devon Smith story

Devon Smith built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a wide receiver from White Plains, MD wearing No. 11, spending time with Marshall and Penn State. The clearest part of Devon Smith's career was his receiving role: 95 catches, 1,448 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 84 rushing yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 84 rushing yards and 763 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Devon 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.

  1. 1

    Penn State

    2009-2011

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Marshall

    2012-2013

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201020112011201220132013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonPenn State3038.96.5
2010 PostseasonPenn State36369.713.9333
2010 Regular SeasonPenn State36369.713.90
2011 PostseasonPenn State40276.118.839
2011 Regular SeasonPenn State40276.118.80
2012 Regular SeasonMarshall0-402
2013 PostseasonMarshall65392.314.7653
2013 Regular SeasonMarshall65392.314.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Northwestern

Week 8 · W 34-24 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

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Receiving Yards

100 takeover

110 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Tulsa

Week 12 · W 45-34 · Conference game

114

Receiving Yards

90.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

114 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Kent State

Week 3 · W 24-0

61

Receiving Yards

85.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Iowa

Week 5 · L 3-24 · Conference game

58

Receiving Yards

82.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

58 receiving yards with a 77.3 efficiency score.

#5

@ Alabama

Week 2 · L 3-24

47

Receiving Yards

79.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

47 receiving yards with a 62.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Postseason · Marshall

653 primary output · 92.3 efficiency · 14.7 usage

76.9

#2

2013 Regular Season · Marshall

76.9

653 primary · 92.3 efficiency · 14.7 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · Penn State

57.7

402 primary · 76.1 efficiency · 18.8 usage

Milestones

3

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games