Player Dossier

2024-2025

South Carolina

Michael Smith

TE • 6'6" • 248 lbs • Savannah, GA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Michael Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

1%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

9

Developing production for a tight end

lowelite

Reliability

12

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

21

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · South Carolina

242425

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
South Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
4★

Recruit Profile

Class 2024 · Rating 0.9361

Calvary Day School · Savannah, GA

Committed To
South Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Michael Smith, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · South Carolina. Michael Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
126
Receptions
12
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Michael Smith quick answers

Latest team and position
South Carolina · TE
Career Receiving Yards
126
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 9 games
Best season
2024 Postseason · South Carolina
Top game
Kentucky
Recruit profile
4-star · Calvary Day School · South Carolina
High school pipeline
Calvary Day School · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 4 · Sophomore
2025 Receiving yards rank
20 receiving yards · TE 362nd (top 77%) · SEC 214th (top 77%) · National 1,696th (top 78%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2024 PostseasonSouth Carolina7110058.5
2024 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina7996158.5
2025 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina2220047

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026South Carolina to SyracuseP4 to P478.9Jan 4, 2026

Michael Smith played TE for South Carolina. Across 2 tracked seasons, Michael Smith recorded 126 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with South Carolina.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

South Carolina paired 106 primary output with 61.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 66.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina State

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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2025 Regular Season · South Carolina

Games

2

Receiving Yards / G

10

Efficiency

66.7

Usage

8.7

Consistency

73.3

Best Game by takeover score

South Carolina State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 7. South Carolina State: 13

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half7 · Games = 1 · -6 vs Second Half
Second Half13 · Games = 1 · +6 vs First Half

Game Log

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

2 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

South Carolina State

Best efficiency game

86.7 vs South Carolina State

Result
Sat 9/6vs South Carolina StateW 38-101131313013
Sun 8/31vs Virginia TechW 24-11177707

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    South Carolina

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonSouth Carolina10661.69.9
2024 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina10661.69.90
2025 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina2066.78.7-86

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Kentucky

Week 2 · W 31-6 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

44

Receiving Yards

93.7 takeover

44 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.

#2

vs South Carolina State

Week 2 · W 38-10

13

Receiving Yards

72.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

13 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#3

@ Oklahoma

Week 8 · W 35-9 · Conference game

25

Receiving Yards

58.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

25 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Alabama

Week 7 · L 25-27 · Conference game

15

Receiving Yards

49.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

15 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs No. 105 Virginia Tech

Week 1 · W 24-11

7

Receiving Yards

42.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

7 receiving yards with a 46.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · South Carolina

106 primary output · 61.6 efficiency · 9.9 usage

58.5

#2

2024 Regular Season · South Carolina

58.5

106 primary · 61.6 efficiency · 9.9 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · South Carolina

47

20 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 8.7 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games