Player Dossier

2012-2015

Oregon State

Caleb Smith

TE • 6'6" • Kent, WA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Caleb Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

10%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

22

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

14

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

42

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Oregon State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Oregon State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon

Player Story

Caleb Smith built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a tight end from Kent, WA wearing No. 10, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of Caleb Smith's career was his receiving role: 48 catches,...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8575

Kentridge · Kent, WA

Committed To
Oregon State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Caleb Smith, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Oregon State. Caleb Smith reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
573
Receptions
48
Touchdowns
5

Quick Answers

Caleb Smith quick answers

Latest team and position
Oregon State · TE
Career Receiving Yards
573
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
Best season
2013 Postseason · Oregon State
Top game
Oregon
Recruit profile
3-star · Kentridge · Oregon State
High school pipeline
Kentridge · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 10 · Class 2015
2015 Receiving yards rank
9 receiving yards · TE 275th (top 90%) · Pac-12 170th (top 91%) · National 1,712th (top 89%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonOregon State4219024.3
2013 PostseasonOregon State11116065
2013 Regular SeasonOregon State1124327465
2014 Regular SeasonOregon State1020202143.5
2015 Regular SeasonOregon State119049.9

Related Context

Caleb Smith played TE for Oregon State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Caleb Smith recorded 573 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Oregon State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason

Oregon State paired 343 primary output with 75.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 52 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2015 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Colorado

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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2014 Regular Season · Oregon State

Games

10

Receiving Yards / G

20.2

Efficiency

52

Usage

8.2

Consistency

35.7

Best Game by takeover score

Colorado

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Portland State: 46. Hawai'i: 27. San Diego State: 2. USC: 4. Colorado: 67. Utah: 3. Stanford: 7. Washington State: 12. Arizona State: 19. Washington: 15

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. Portland State: 4 by 76.7. Hawai'i: 1 by 100. San Diego State: 1 by 13.3. USC: 1 by 26.7. Colorado: 4 by 100. Utah: 1 by 20. Stanford: 1 by 46.7. Washington State: 2 by 40. Arizona State: 2 by 63.3. Washington: 3 by 33.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins32.2 · Games = 5 · +24.0 vs Losses
Losses8.2 · Games = 5 · -24.0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Colorado

Best efficiency game

100 vs Colorado

Result
Sun 11/23@ WashingtonL 13-373155508
Sun 11/16vs Arizona StateW 35-272199.59.50013
Sat 11/8vs Washington StateL 32-392126607
Sat 10/25@ StanfordL 14-38177707
Fri 10/17vs UtahL 23-29133303
Sat 10/4@ ColoradoW 36-3146716.816.80124
Sun 9/28@ USCL 10-35144404
Sun 9/21vs San Diego StateW 28-7122202
Sun 9/7@ Hawai'iW 38-301272727027
Sat 8/30vs Portland StateW 29-1444611.511.50018

Player Story

Caleb Smith story

Caleb Smith built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a tight end from Kent, WA wearing No. 10, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of Caleb Smith's career was his receiving role: 48 catches, 573 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 20 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Caleb Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

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    Oregon State

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013201320142015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonOregon State19603.8
2013 PostseasonOregon State34375.57.1324
2013 Regular SeasonOregon State34375.57.10
2014 Regular SeasonOregon State202528.2-141
2015 Regular SeasonOregon State96011.1-193

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Oregon

Week 14 · L 35-36 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

85

Receiving Yards

85.8 takeover

85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Colorado

Week 6 · W 36-31 · Conference game

67

Receiving Yards

83.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

67 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs California

Week 12 · W 62-14 · Conference game

16

Receiving Yards

70.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Washington State

Week 7 · W 52-24 · Conference game

60

Receiving Yards

66.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Michigan

Week 2 · L 7-35

9

Receiving Yards

65.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

9 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Postseason · Oregon State

343 primary output · 75.5 efficiency · 7.1 usage

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#2

2013 Regular Season · Oregon State

65

343 primary · 75.5 efficiency · 7.1 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Oregon State

49.9

9 primary · 60 efficiency · 11.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games