Usage Score
16.4
Player Dossier
2024-2025San José State
Leland Smith
WR • 6'4" • 215 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Leland Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
76.7
Consistency
50.7
Season Value
60.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Purdue • San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Scouting Read
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Leland Smith, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · San José State. Leland Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Leland Smith played WR for Purdue and San José State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Leland Smith recorded 767 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
San José State paired 695 primary output with 76.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 76.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Purdue, San José State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
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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2025 Regular Season · San José State
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
63.2
Efficiency
76.7
Usage
16.4
Consistency
50.7
Best Game by takeover score
Air Force
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 50. Idaho: 17. Stanford: 101. New Mexico: 61. Wyoming: 48. Utah State: 116. Hawai'i: 113. Air Force: 144. Nevada: 11. San Diego State: 28. Fresno State: 6
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 2 by 100. Idaho: 2 by 56.7. Stanford: 6 by 100. New Mexico: 6 by 67.8. Wyoming: 4 by 80. Utah State: 4 by 100. Hawai'i: 4 by 100. Air Force: 9 by 100. Nevada: 2 by 36.7. San Diego State: 3 by 62.2. Fresno State: 1 by 40
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins63.7 · Games = 3 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses63 · Games = 8 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Air Force
Best efficiency game
100 vs Air Force
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs Fresno State | L 14-41 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 11/23 | @ San Diego State | L 3-25 | — | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Nevada | L 10-55 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Air Force100 receiving yards · High volume | L 16-26 | — | 9 | 144 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 36 |
| Sun 11/2 | vs Hawai'i100 receiving yards | W 45-38 | — | 4 | 113 | 28.3 | 28.30 | 0 | 42 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Utah State100 receiving yards | L 25-30 | — | 4 | 116 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 45 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Wyoming | L 28-35 | — | 4 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs New Mexico | W 35-28 | — | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Stanford100 receiving yards | L 29-30 | — | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 0 | 37 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Idaho | W 31-28 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Central Michigan | L 14-16 | — | 2 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 39 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Purdue
2024
Opening stop
- 2
San José State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Purdue | 72 | 53.3 | 9.4 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | San José State | 695 | 76.7 | 16.4 | 623 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Air Force
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
144
Primary metric
144 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Indiana State
47
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Hawai'i
113
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
Utah State
116
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
116 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
Stanford
101
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
101 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · San José State
695 primary output · 76.7 efficiency · 16.4 usage
60.9
#2
2024 Regular Season · Purdue
24.5
72 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 9.4 usage
Milestones
4
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
767
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 17 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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