Receiver, East Carolina (from NC State), 2020–⁠25

Anthony Smith

Lettered 2021–⁠23 at NC State (school media guide)

Number
No. 9
Height
6′3″
Weight
189 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Huntingtown, MD
Born
Mar 1, 2002

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Anthony Smith played receiver at NC State (2020–⁠23) and East Carolina (2024–⁠25). The Dallas Cowboys took Smith in round 7, No. 218 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,053
Receiving yards, 2025 (East Carolina, 9–⁠4)
Best game
156 yards
Vs. Pittsburgh, bowl season 2025: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 218
Round 7, 2026 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Career highs

11catches, career highat Coastal Carolina, 2025156receiving yards, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 20252receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Pittsburgh, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020NC State56913.8130
2021NC State49724.3144
2022NC State25829.0140
2023NC State2199.5011
2024East Carolina4179919.5664
2025East Carolina641,05316.5772
Career1182,09517.81672

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020NC State9WRYr 1
2021NC State9WRYr 2
2022NC State9WRYr 3
2023NC State9WRYr 4
2024East Carolina9WRYr 5
2025East Carolina9WRSr. (Yr 6)6′3″189

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2020NC State51.12––5.6–
2021NC State60.80––4.8–
2022NC State31.78––5.3–
2023NC State30.49––1.5–
2024East Carolina491.0364th (n=581)0.9250.76%
2025East Carolina970.6580th (n=1040)0.4663.110%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 East Carolina 13 games, 64 catches, 1,053 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 28atNC StateL 17–⁠24666018–
Sep 6vs.CampbellW 56–⁠363909–
Sep 13atCoastal CarolinaW 38–⁠011136031–
Sep 20vs.BYUL 13–⁠34224015–
Sep 25vs.ArmyW 28–⁠6387141–
Oct 9atTulaneL 19–⁠26254049–
Oct 16vs.TulsaW 41–⁠274150266–
Nov 1atTempleW 45–⁠1425803545
Nov 8vs.CharlotteW 48–⁠22869114–
Nov 15vs.MemphisW 31–⁠27762018–
Nov 22atUTSAL 24–⁠588143150–
Nov 29atFlorida AtlanticW 42–⁠31909–
Dec 27 ✦vs.PittsburghW 23–⁠174156272–
2024 East Carolina 12 games, 41 catches, 799 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Norfolk StateW 42–⁠3586139–
Sep 7atOld DominionW 20–⁠14570031–
Sep 14vs.App StateL 19–⁠21556017–
Sep 28vs.UTSAW 30–⁠20265153–
Oct 5atCharlotteL 24–⁠551707–
Oct 19atArmyL 28–⁠45327111–
Oct 26vs.TempleW 56–⁠344101142–
Nov 7vs.Florida AtlanticW 49–⁠143120164–
Nov 14atTulsaW 38–⁠31384047–
Nov 23atNorth TexasW 40–⁠284121150–
Nov 29vs.NavyL 20–⁠34330016–
Dec 28 ✦vs.NC StateW 26–⁠21332016–
2023 NC State 4 games, 2 catches, 19 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 29vs.LouisvilleL 10–⁠13–––––
Oct 28vs.ClemsonW 24–⁠17–––––
Nov 11atWake ForestW 26–⁠61808–
Nov 25vs.North CarolinaW 39–⁠20111011–
2022 NC State 1 game, 2 catches, 58 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10vs.Charleston SouthernW 55–⁠3258140–
2021 NC State 2 games, 4 catches, 97 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 18vs.FurmanW 45–⁠7353142–
Oct 23atMiamiL 30–⁠31144044–
2020 NC State 3 games, 5 catches, 69 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 24atNorth CarolinaL 21–⁠48463130–
Nov 6vs.MiamiL 41–⁠44–––––
Nov 21vs.LibertyW 15–⁠141606–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2026
Height6′2¼″
Weight197 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size8⅞″
Wingspan77″
40-yard dash4.45 s
10-yard split1.49 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press12 reps
3-cone drill6.94 s
20-yard shuttle4.28 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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