Receiver, Iowa, 2017–⁠20

Brandon Smith

Number
No. 12
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Lake Cormorant, MS
Born
Dec 10, 1998

Brandon Smith played receiver at Iowa (2017–⁠20).

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Purdue, 2019106receiving yards, career highvs. Purdue, 20192receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Middle Tennessee, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Iowa2735113.0230
2019Iowa3743911.9534
2020Iowa2323110.0219
Career871,02111.7934

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Iowa12WRFr.
2018Iowa12WRSo.
2019Iowa12WRJr.
2020Iowa12WRSr.6′2″215

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
2018Iowa440.6062nd (n=497)0.5326.36%
2019Iowa550.6060th (n=499)0.5433.29%
2020Iowa340.4943rd (n=346)0.5516.77%

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

2020 Iowa 7 games, 23 catches, 231 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 24atPurdueL 20–⁠24334016
Oct 31vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠2131917
Nov 7vs.Michigan StateW 49–⁠7335114
Nov 21atPenn StateW 41–⁠21327011
Nov 27vs.NebraskaW 26–⁠20328013
Dec 5atIllinoisW 35–⁠21558019
Dec 12vs.WisconsinW 28–⁠7330014
2019 Iowa 8 games, 37 catches, 439 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Miami (OH)W 38–⁠14326112
Sep 7vs.RutgersW 30–⁠0222014
Sep 14atIowa StateW 18–⁠17451028
Sep 28vs.Middle TennesseeW 48–⁠3671218
Oct 5atMichiganL 3–⁠10245034
Oct 12vs.Penn StateL 12–⁠17786133
Oct 19vs.PurdueW 26–⁠209106030
Dec 27 ✦vs.USCW 49–⁠24432110
2018 Iowa 11 games, 27 catches, 351 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 8vs.Iowa StateW 13–⁠3130030
Sep 15vs.Northern IowaW 38–⁠14224016
Sep 22vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠28114014
Oct 6atMinnesotaW 48–⁠31568026
Oct 13atIndianaW 42–⁠16343023
Oct 20vs.MarylandW 23–⁠0110110
Oct 27atPenn StateL 24–⁠30442014
Nov 3atPurdueL 36–⁠38212010
Nov 17atIllinoisW 63–⁠0339015
Nov 23vs.NebraskaW 31–⁠28236121
Jan 1 ✦vs.Mississippi StateW 27–⁠22333012

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′1⅜″
Weight218 lb
Arm length34¼″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan81½″
40-yard dash4.64 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump39″
Broad jump10′10″
Bench press21 reps

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

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