Receiver, Mercer, 2023–26
Brayden Smith
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Macon, GA
Brayden Smith plays receiver for Mercer. Last time out, at Samford: 3 catches, 25 yards. Smith leads Mercer in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns this season.
2026 so far
38 catches, 536 yards, 3 TD
Last game: 3 catches, 25 yards at Samford, W 31–21
Next game: vs. The Citadel, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
9catches, career hightwice; last vs. East Texas A&M, 2026155receiving yards, career highvs. VMI, 20252receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. VMI, 2025Team titles: Southern champions, 2024 and 2025
Receiving
* The season in progress, so far.
Returns
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. 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
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mercer (FCS) | 90 | 0.58 | 70th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 52.5 | 10% |
| 2026 | Mercer (FCS) | 53 | 0.71 | 83rd (n=829) | 0.43 | 37.5 | 10% |
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
2026 Mercer 8 games, 38 catches, 536 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. East Texas A&M | W 23–15 | 9 | 131 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 5 | vs. Presbyterian | W 62–3 | 5 | 132 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Furman | L 13–20 | 3 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | at Georgia Tech | L 11–44 | 4 | 58 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at Abilene Christian | W 34–17 | 6 | 68 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 3 | at VMI | W 54–3 | 3 | 58 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Western Carolina | W 17–14 | 5 | 43 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 17 | at Samford | W 31–21 | 3 | 25 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
2025 Mercer 12 games, 61 catches, 734 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Presbyterian | L 10–15 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 2 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Wofford | W 22–21 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
| Sep 20 | at The Citadel | W 38–0 | 7 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at East Tennessee State | W 38–34 | 6 | 26 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs.Samford | W 45–21 | 4 | 65 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | at Princeton | W 38–14 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 72 | 2 |
| Oct 25 | vs.VMI | W 62–0 | 9 | 155 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 1 | atFurman | W 52–28 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | atWestern Carolina | W 49–47 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Chattanooga | W 63–17 | 5 | 60 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 22 | at Auburn | L 17–62 | 5 | 76 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 6 | vs. South Dakota | L 0–47 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 75 | – |
2024 Mercer 11 games, 29 catches, 390 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs.Presbyterian | W 63–10 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 3 | 69 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at Bethune-Cookman | W 31–2 | 1 | 50 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | atChattanooga | W 10–3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs.The Citadel | W 38–21 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| Sep 28 | atWofford | W 22–3 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Princeton | W 34–7 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| Oct 19 | atSamford | L 35–55 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 98 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Western Carolina | W 44–34 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 2 |
| Nov 2 | vs.East Tennessee State | W 37–31 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 5 |
| Dec 7 | vs. Rhode Island | W 17–10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Dec 14 | at North Dakota State | L 7–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 86 | – |
2023 Mercer 8 games, 12 catches, 95 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Ole Miss | L 7–73 | 1 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs.Chattanooga | L 10–22 | – | – | – | 1 | 19 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs.Wofford | W 31–17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | atWestern Carolina | W 45–38 | 5 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | atThe Citadel | W 38–16 | – | – | – | 1 | 35 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs.Samford | W 28–21 | 4 | 34 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 25 ✦ | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 17–7 | – | – | – | 1 | 18 | – |
| Dec 2 ✦ | at South Dakota State | L 0–41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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