Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2013Notre Dame
Daniel Smith
WR • 6'4" • South Bend, IN, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Daniel Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
9
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
20
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
4★
- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Daniel Smith, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame. Daniel Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 56
- Receptions
- 8
Quick Answers
Daniel Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 56
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 7 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Sierra Canyon · Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Sierra Canyon · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 87 · Class 2013
- 2013 Receiving yards rank
- 9 receiving yards · WR 861st (top 94%) · FBS Independents 76th (top 88%) · National 1,654th (top 90%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 6 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 59 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 50.7 |
Related Context
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Daniel Smith played WR for Notre Dame. Across 4 tracked seasons, Daniel Smith recorded 56 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Notre Dame paired 47 primary output with 44.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 60 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · Notre Dame
Games
1
Receiving Yards / G
9
Efficiency
60
Usage
7.1
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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All Games9 · Games = 1
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
60 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/21 | vs Michigan State | W 17-13 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Career Arc
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Notre Dame
2010-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2010201120122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 47 | 44.4 | 6 | 47 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 9 | 60 | 7.1 | -38 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan State
Week 4 · W 17-13
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
9
Receiving Yards
61.2 takeover
9 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#2
vs Purdue
Week 2 · W 20-17
14
Receiving Yards
58.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
14 receiving yards with a 46.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Wake Forest
Week 12 · W 38-0
10
Receiving Yards
51 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
10 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
#4
@ Michigan State
Week 3 · W 20-3
9
Receiving Yards
49.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
9 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#5
vs Stanford
Week 7 · W 20-13
8
Receiving Yards
43.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
8 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame
47 primary output · 44.4 efficiency · 6 usage
59
#2
2013 Regular Season · Notre Dame
50.7
9 primary · 60 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Notre Dame
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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