Usage Score
6.9
Player Dossier
2025-2025New Mexico
Zhaiel Smith
WR • 6'0" • 184 lbs • Portland, OR, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Zhaiel Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
62.9
Consistency
47.6
Season Value
54.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · New Mexico
25
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 1
- Program Path
- New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Zhaiel Smith, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · New Mexico. Zhaiel Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Zhaiel Smith played WR for New Mexico. Across 1 tracked season, Zhaiel Smith recorded -2 rushing yards and 112 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2025 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
New Mexico paired 112 primary output with 62.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 62.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado 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 · New Mexico
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
14
Efficiency
62.9
Usage
6.9
Consistency
47.6
Best Game by takeover score
San Diego State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 9. Unknown: 17. UCLA: 15. New Mexico State: 0. San José State: 10. Utah State: 6. Colorado State: 43. San Diego State: 12
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. Michigan: 1 by 60. Unknown: 2 by 56.7. UCLA: 1 by 100. New Mexico State: 1 by 0. San José State: 1 by 66.7. Utah State: 1 by 40. Colorado State: 1 by 100. San Diego State: 1 by 80
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins15.2 · Games = 5 · +5.7 vs Losses
Losses9.5 · Games = 2 · -5.7 vs Wins
First Half10.3 · Games = 4 · -7.5 vs Second Half
Second Half17.8 · Games = 4 · +7.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Colorado State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | vs San Diego State | W 23-17 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Colorado State | W 20-17 | — | 1 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 43 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Utah State | W 33-14 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ San José State | L 28-35 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs New Mexico State | W 38-20 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ UCLA | W 35-10 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Unknown | — | — | 2 | 17 | 5 | 8.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Michigan | L 17-34 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
New Mexico
2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
2025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Regular Season | New Mexico | 112 | 62.9 | 6.9 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Colorado State
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
43
Primary metric
43 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
UCLA
15
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
15 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
San Diego State
12
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#4
Unknown
17
Primary metric
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
17 receiving yards with a 56.7 efficiency score.
#5
San José State
10
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
10 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · New Mexico
112 primary output · 62.9 efficiency · 6.9 usage
54.4
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2025 · Rating 0.8033
Tualatin · Tualatin, OR
- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Career Facts
1
Career teams
1
Seasons tracked
112
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 1 tracked seasons, 8 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.