Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025UTSA
Jaelen Smith
WR • 6'2" • 190 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Jaelen Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
13
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
18
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Michigan State • UTSA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Jaelen Smith, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Michigan State. Jaelen Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 16
- Receptions
- 1
Quick Answers
Jaelen Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTSA · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 16
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 1 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Klein Cain · 7 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Sophomore
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 80.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UTSA | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UTSA to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 19.6 | Jan 8, 2026 |
| 2025 | Michigan State to UTSA | P4 to G5/FCS | 79.1 | Dec 18, 2024 |
Jaelen Smith played WR for Michigan State and UTSA. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jaelen Smith recorded 16 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 16 primary output with 100 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 100 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan State, UTSA.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Loss 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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2024 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
1
Receiving Yards / G
16
Efficiency
100
Usage
6.3
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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All Games16 · 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
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ohio State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/28 | vs Ohio State | L 7-38 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Michigan State
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
UTSA
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan State | 16 | 100 | 6.3 | 16 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UTSA | 0 | — | — | -16 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio State
Week 5 · L 7-38 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
73.7 takeover
16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Michigan State
16 primary output · 100 efficiency · 6.3 usage
80.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · Michigan State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · UTSA
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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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