Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016LSU
DeSean Smith
TE • 6'5" • Lake Charles, LA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
DeSean Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Player Story
DeSean Smith built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a tight end from Lake Charles, LA wearing No. 89, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of DeSean Smith's career was his receiving role: 19 catches,...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
DeSean Smith, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · LSU. DeSean Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 346
- Receptions
- 19
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
DeSean Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 346
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · LSU
- Top game
- Notre Dame
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Barbe · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Petal · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 89 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 184 receiving yards · TE 78th (top 25%) · SEC 70th (top 32%) · National 628th (top 33%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | LSU | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 55.2 |
| 2014 Postseason | LSU | 1 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 84 |
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 4 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 65 |
| 2016 Postseason | LSU | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 71.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 6 | 9 | 178 | 1 | 71.6 |
Related Context
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DeSean Smith played TE for LSU. Across 4 tracked seasons, DeSean Smith recorded 346 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
LSU paired 66 primary output with 100 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 82.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2016 Postseason · LSU
Games
6
Receiving Yards / G
30.7
Efficiency
82.2
Usage
12.4
Consistency
62.8
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 6. Wisconsin: 19. Jacksonville State: 46. Southern Miss: 56. Florida: 24. Texas A&M: 33
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. Louisville: 1 by 40. Wisconsin: 1 by 100. Jacksonville State: 1 by 100. Southern Miss: 2 by 100. Florida: 2 by 80. Texas A&M: 3 by 73.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins35.3 · Games = 4 · +13.8 vs Losses
Losses21.5 · Games = 2 · -13.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
100 vs Southern Miss
Player Story
DeSean Smith story
DeSean Smith built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a tight end from Lake Charles, LA wearing No. 89, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of DeSean Smith's career was his receiving role: 19 catches, 346 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 12 career games in the available record. That gives DeSean Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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LSU
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | LSU | 14 | 93.3 | 5.9 | — |
| 2014 Postseason | LSU | 66 | 100 | 57.1 | 52 |
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 82 | 93.3 | 11.9 | 16 |
| 2016 Postseason | LSU | 184 | 82.2 | 12.4 | 102 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 184 | 82.2 | 12.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Notre Dame
Week 1 · L 28-31 · Postseason
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
66
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
66 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Southern Miss
Week 7 · W 45-10
56
Receiving Yards
86.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
56 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Alabama
Week 10 · L 16-30 · Conference game
26
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
26 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Texas A&M
Week 13 · W 19-7 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
77.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
22 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Mississippi State
Week 2 · W 21-19 · Conference game
23
Receiving Yards
75.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
23 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · LSU
66 primary output · 100 efficiency · 57.1 usage
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#2
2016 Postseason · LSU
71.6
184 primary · 82.2 efficiency · 12.4 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · LSU
71.6
184 primary · 82.2 efficiency · 12.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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