Player Career

Brett Smith Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Brett Smith story

Brett Smith built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a quarterback from Salem, OR wearing No. 16, spending time with Wyoming. The clearest part of Brett Smith's career was his passing role: 8,829 passing yards, 76 touchdown passes, 1,212 attempts, and 1,531 rushing yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Wyoming. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,531 rushing yards and 27 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wyoming.

The arc is straightforward: Brett Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Wyoming

    2011-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2011201120122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 PostseasonWyoming3,33262.728.9
2011 Regular SeasonWyoming3,33262.728.90
2012 Regular SeasonWyoming3,08062.133.7-252
2013 Regular SeasonWyoming3,94863.328.5868

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Hawai'i

Week 13 · W 59-56 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

640

Total Offense

88.3 takeover

640 total offense with 80.4 efficiency.

#2

vs Toledo

Week 2 · L 31-34

401

Total Offense

87.9 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

401 total offense with 71 efficiency.

#3

@ New Mexico

Week 11 · W 28-23 · Conference game

396

Total Offense

87.6 takeover

Win with 396 yards of offense and 70 efficiency.

396 total offense with 70 efficiency.

#4

@ San Diego State

Week 9 · W 30-27 · Conference game

365

Total Offense

82.8 takeover

Win with 365 yards of offense and 65.8 efficiency.

365 total offense with 65.8 efficiency.

#5

@ Air Force

Week 4 · W 56-23 · Conference game

511

Total Offense

82.5 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

511 total offense with 86.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · Wyoming

3,080 primary output · 62.1 efficiency · 33.7 usage

74.6

#2

2013 Regular Season · Wyoming

73.8

3,948 primary · 63.3 efficiency · 28.5 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · Wyoming

72.8

3,332 primary · 62.7 efficiency · 28.9 usage

Milestones

17

250+ passing yards

14

300+ total offense

17

3+ TD games

19

Above avg efficiency