Player Dossier

2012-2013

Arizona State

Richard Smith

WR • 5'9" • Long Beach, CA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

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

Usage / Role

15%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

30

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

31

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Arizona State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
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Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
Arizona State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Arizona

Player Story

Richard Smith built his college career from 2012 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Long Beach, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Richard Smith's career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8796

Long Beach Poly · Long Beach, CA

Committed To
Arizona State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

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

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
417
Receptions
46
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Richard Smith quick answers

Latest team and position
Arizona State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
417
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 18 games
Best season
2013 Postseason · Arizona State
Top game
Northern Arizona
Recruit profile
3-star · Long Beach Poly · Arizona State
High school pipeline
Long Beach Poly · 81 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 3 · Class 2013
2013 Receiving yards rank
276 receiving yards · WR 364th (top 40%) · Pac-12 53rd (top 29%) · National 443rd (top 24%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonArizona State514141259.5
2013 PostseasonArizona State13326063.4
2013 Regular SeasonArizona State1329250263.4

Related Context

Richard Smith played WR for Arizona State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Richard Smith recorded 107 rushing yards, 417 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Arizona State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason

Arizona State paired 276 primary output with 51.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 51.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Washington 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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2013 Postseason · Arizona State

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

21.2

Efficiency

51.5

Usage

14.3

Consistency

54.7

Best Game by takeover score

Washington State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas Tech: 26. Sacramento State: 31. Wisconsin: 18. Stanford: 7. USC: 0. Notre Dame: 7. Colorado: 25. Washington State: 79. Utah: 36. Oregon State: 26. UCLA: 0. Arizona: -2. Stanford: 23

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. Texas Tech: 3 by 57.8. Sacramento State: 4 by 51.7. Wisconsin: 3 by 40. Stanford: 1 by 46.7. Notre Dame: 1 by 46.7. Colorado: 1 by 100. Washington State: 3 by 100. Utah: 4 by 60. Oregon State: 7 by 24.8. Arizona: 1 by 0. Stanford: 4 by 38.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins23.7 · Games = 9 · +7.9 vs Losses
Losses15.8 · Games = 4 · -7.9 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Washington State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Washington State

Result
Tue 12/31@ Texas TechL 23-373268.38.70018
Sun 12/8vs StanfordL 14-384235.85.8009
Sun 12/1vs ArizonaW 58-211-20.5-200
Sun 11/24@ UCLAW 38-3320
Sun 11/17vs Oregon StateW 30-177265.13.7009
Sat 11/9@ UtahW 20-1943699114
Fri 11/1@ Washington StateW 55-2137926.326.30151
Sun 10/13vs ColoradoW 54-131251825025
Sat 10/5@ Notre DameL 34-37177707
Sun 9/29vs USCW 62-41
Sat 9/21@ StanfordL 28-42177707
Sun 9/15vs WisconsinW 32-303186607
Fri 9/6vs Sacramento StateW 55-04316.67.80015

Player Story

Richard Smith story

Richard Smith built his college career from 2012 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Long Beach, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Richard Smith's career was his receiving role: 46 catches, 417 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 107 rushing yards across 18 career games in the available record. His career also includes 107 rushing yards and 75 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Richard 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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    Arizona State

    2012-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201220132013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonArizona State14164.317.8
2013 PostseasonArizona State27651.514.3135
2013 Regular SeasonArizona State27651.514.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Northern Arizona

Week 1 · W 63-6

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

45

Receiving Yards

82.7 takeover

45 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.

#2

@ Washington State

Week 10 · W 55-21 · Conference game

79

Receiving Yards

81.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

79 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Colorado

Week 7 · W 51-17 · Conference game

51

Receiving Yards

81 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

51 receiving yards with a 85 efficiency score.

#4

vs Oregon

Week 8 · L 21-43 · Conference game

34

Receiving Yards

64.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

34 receiving yards with a 75.6 efficiency score.

#5

@ Utah

Week 11 · W 20-19 · Conference game

36

Receiving Yards

58.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

36 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Postseason · Arizona State

276 primary output · 51.5 efficiency · 14.3 usage

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#2

2013 Regular Season · Arizona State

63.4

276 primary · 51.5 efficiency · 14.3 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Arizona State

59.5

141 primary · 64.3 efficiency · 17.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games