Receiver, Texas A&M, 2019–⁠23

Ainias Smith

Height
5′10″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Sugar Land, TX
Born
May 31, 2001

Ainias Smith played receiver at Texas A&M (2019–⁠23). The Philadelphia Eagles took Smith in round 5, No. 152 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
795
Receiving yards, 2023 (Texas A&M, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 152
Round 5, 2024 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Career highs

8catches, career hightwice; last at LSU, 2023164receiving yards, career highvs. Sam Houston, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. Sam Houston, 2022

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Texas A&M2224811.3330
2020Texas A&M4249011.7654
2021Texas A&M4750910.8627
2022Texas A&M1529119.4263
2023Texas A&M5379515.0242
Career1792,33313.01963

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2019Texas A&M182570161900
2020Texas A&M–––15750
2021Texas A&M–––232591
2022Texas A&M–––8270
2023Texas A&M81030222851
Career263600848362

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Texas A&M7547.7019
2020Texas A&M492936.0438
2021Texas A&M8263.308
2022Texas A&M3113.709
2023Texas A&M5214.2011
Career724055.6438

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamPosClassHtWt
2019Texas A&MWRYr 1
2020Texas A&MWRYr 2
2021Texas A&MWRYr 3
2022Texas A&MWRYr 4
2023Texas A&MWRSr. (Yr 5)5′10″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2019Texas A&M420.4737th (n=499)0.5419.68%–
2020Texas A&M1190.3827th (n=346)0.5545.017%0.16
2021Texas A&M790.5127th (n=410)0.6740.310%–
2022Texas A&M201.46––29.29%–
2023Texas A&M710.8657th (n=681)0.8060.89%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Texas A&M 12 games, 53 catches, 795 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.New MexicoW 52–⁠103400––4
Sep 9atMiamiL 33–⁠483270––1
Sep 16vs.UL MonroeW 47–⁠371270––1
Sep 23vs.AuburnW 27–⁠1057801153
Sep 30vs.ArkansasW 34–⁠224710––4
Oct 7vs.AlabamaL 20–⁠264880132
Oct 14atTennesseeL 13–⁠201200123–
Oct 28vs.South CarolinaW 30–⁠1761181–––
Nov 4atOle MissL 35–⁠386830––2
Nov 11vs.Mississippi StateW 51–⁠104641231
Nov 18vs.Abilene ChristianW 38–⁠1022001223
Nov 25atLSUL 30–⁠4285902371
2022 Texas A&M 4 games, 15 catches, 291 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.Sam HoustonW 31–⁠061642––4
Sep 10vs.App StateL 14–⁠174210––1
Sep 17vs.MiamiW 17–⁠94740––3
Sep 24vs.ArkansasW 23–⁠211320–––
2021 Texas A&M 12 games, 47 catches, 509 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.Kent StateW 41–⁠1081002––4
Sep 11vs.ColoradoW 10–⁠73190––6
Sep 18vs.New MexicoW 34–⁠02160––4
Sep 25vs.ArkansasL 10–⁠202350–––
Oct 2vs.Mississippi StateL 22–⁠265300––1
Oct 9vs.AlabamaW 41–⁠386852––1
Oct 16atMissouriW 35–⁠143342–––
Oct 23vs.South CarolinaW 44–⁠142280––2
Nov 6vs.AuburnW 20–⁠34440––3
Nov 13atOle MissL 19–⁠295770––1
Nov 20vs.Prairie View A&MW 52–⁠3140––1
Nov 27atLSUL 24–⁠276370–––
2020 Texas A&M 10 games, 42 catches, 490 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 26vs.VanderbiltW 17–⁠122270––2
Oct 3atAlabamaL 24–⁠5261232–––
Oct 10vs.FloridaW 41–⁠383−210–––
Oct 17atMississippi StateW 28–⁠145201––3
Oct 31vs.ArkansasW 42–⁠316671––3
Nov 7atSouth CarolinaW 48–⁠33221––3
Nov 28vs.LSUW 20–⁠73360––2
Dec 5atAuburnW 31–⁠204620–––
Dec 19atTennesseeW 34–⁠134291–––
Jan 2 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 41–⁠2761250––2
2019 Texas A&M 11 games, 22 catches, 248 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 14vs.LamarW 62–⁠36661116–
Sep 21vs.AuburnL 20–⁠281151120–
Sep 28vs.ArkansasW 31–⁠2758011311
Oct 12vs.AlabamaL 28–⁠472210501
Oct 19atOle MissW 24–⁠17–––2404
Oct 26vs.Mississippi StateW 49–⁠30–––3491
Nov 2vs.UTSAW 45–⁠1433102412
Nov 16vs.South CarolinaW 30–⁠632201244
Nov 23atGeorgiaL 13–⁠19–––––1
Nov 30atLSUL 7–⁠50–––––1
Dec 27 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateW 24–⁠2121302361

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2024 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 7–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height5′9⅜″
Weight190 lb
Arm length29″
Hand size8½″
Wingspan70¼″W
40-yard dash4.56 s
10-yard split1.57 sW
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill6.84 s
20-yard shuttle4.26 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2024Philadelphia Eagles37411

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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