Usage Score
6.3
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.
Efficiency
100
Consistency
100
Season Value
75.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Michigan State • UTSA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Scouting Read
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Jaelen Smith, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Michigan State. Jaelen Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
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.
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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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Game Log
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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
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- 1
Michigan State
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
UTSA
2025
Final stop
Season 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
Ohio State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
16
Primary metric
16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · Michigan State
16 primary output · 100 efficiency · 6.3 usage
75.1
#2
2023 Regular Season · Michigan State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · UTSA
—
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8658
Klein Cain · Houston, TX
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
2
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
16
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 1 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.