Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Notre Dame
Durham Smythe
TE • 6'5" • 257 lbs • Belton, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Durham Smythe reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
13
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
Durham Smythe built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a tight end from Belton, TX wearing No. 80, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Durham Smythe's career was his receiving role: 28...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 123
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Durham Smythe, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Notre Dame. Durham Smythe reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 381
- Receptions
- 28
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Durham Smythe quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 381
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- NC State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Belton · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- Belton · 8 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 4 · Pick 23 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 80 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 244 receiving yards · TE 63rd (top 19%) · FBS Independents 16th (top 29%) · National 539th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 41.1 |
| 2015 Postseason | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 40.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 8 | 9 | 112 | 4 | 46 |
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 74.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 10 | 13 | 234 | 1 | 74.2 |
Related Context
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Durham Smythe played TE for Notre Dame. Across 5 tracked seasons, Durham Smythe recorded 381 receiving yards, 4 tackles, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 244 primary output with 89.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 89.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Notre Dame
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
24.4
Efficiency
89.6
Usage
12.1
Consistency
66.9
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 10. Temple: 34. Boston College: 33. Michigan State: 21. North Carolina: 22. USC: 20. NC State: 52. Wake Forest: 36. Miami: 16. Stanford: 0
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. LSU: 2 by 33.3. Temple: 2 by 100. Boston College: 1 by 100. Michigan State: 1 by 100. North Carolina: 2 by 73.3. USC: 1 by 100. NC State: 3 by 100. Wake Forest: 2 by 100. Miami: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins28.5 · Games = 8 · +20.5 vs Losses
Losses8 · Games = 2 · -20.5 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
NC State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Miami
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | @ LSU | W 21-17 | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 11/26 | @ Stanford | L 20-38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Miami | L 8-41 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Wake Forest | W 48-37 | — | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs NC State | W 35-14 | — | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 1 | 25 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs USC | W 49-14 | — | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ North Carolina | W 33-10 | — | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Sun 9/24 | @ Michigan State | W 38-18 | — | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Boston College | W 49-20 | — | 1 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Temple | W 49-16 | — | 2 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 25 |
Player Story
Durham Smythe story
Durham Smythe built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a tight end from Belton, TX wearing No. 80, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Durham Smythe's career was his receiving role: 28 catches, 381 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Durham Smythe's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Notre Dame
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 7 | 46.7 | 4.5 | 7 |
| 2015 Postseason | Notre Dame | 18 | 40 | 5.5 | 11 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 18 | 40 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 112 | 69.2 | 6.4 | 94 |
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 244 | 89.6 | 12.1 | 132 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 244 | 89.6 | 12.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs NC State
Week 9 · W 35-14
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
52
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
52 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Army
Week 11 · W 44-6 · Conference game
41
Receiving Yards
79 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
41 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Temple
Week 1 · W 49-16
34
Receiving Yards
68.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Wake Forest
Week 10 · W 48-37
36
Receiving Yards
66.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
36 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Boston College
Week 3 · W 49-20
33
Receiving Yards
64.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Notre Dame
244 primary output · 89.6 efficiency · 12.1 usage
74.2
#2
2017 Regular Season · Notre Dame
74.2
244 primary · 89.6 efficiency · 12.1 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Notre Dame
46
112 primary · 69.2 efficiency · 6.4 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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