Receiver, Houston, 2018–⁠21

Bryson Smith

Lettered 2018–⁠20 (school media guide)

Number
No. 1
Height
6′0″
Weight
170 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Tyler, TX

Bryson Smith played receiver at Houston (2018–⁠21).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Temple, 2018117receiving yards, career highvs. Temple, 20183receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Temple, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Houston302859.5430
2019Houston9626.9014
2020Houston1617310.8234
Career555209.5634

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2018Houston6126012930
2019Houston242011951
Career81680231881

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Houston18734.1033
2019Houston17492.9211
2020Houston3−9−3.000
Career381133.0233

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Houston1WRYr 1
2019Houston1WRYr 2
2020Houston1WRYr 3
2021Houston1WRJr. (Yr 4)6′0″170

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
2018Houston580.2713th (n=497)0.5315.76%
2019Houston350.197th (n=499)0.546.77%
2020Houston220.39––8.55%

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 Houston 7 games, 16 catches, 173 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 8vs.TulaneW 49–⁠31160–––
Oct 16vs.BYUL 26–⁠431160–––
Oct 24atNavyW 37–⁠21––––––
Oct 31vs.UCFL 21–⁠443380–––
Nov 7atCincinnatiL 10–⁠383310–––
Nov 14vs.South FloridaW 56–⁠213451–––
Dec 12atMemphisL 27–⁠305371–––
2019 Houston 9 games, 13 returns, 137 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1atOklahomaL 31–⁠49–––127–
Sep 7vs.Prairie View A&MW 37–⁠17180––1
Sep 13vs.Washington StateL 24–⁠312240115–
Sep 19atTulaneL 31–⁠38160––2
Sep 28atNorth TexasW 46–⁠25130––2
Oct 12vs.CincinnatiL 23–⁠38120––2
Oct 19atUConnW 24–⁠17110––2
Oct 24vs.SMUL 31–⁠34–––––1
Nov 16vs.MemphisL 27–⁠452180––1
2018 Houston 12 games, 30 catches, 285 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1atRiceW 45–⁠271250––1
Sep 8vs.ArizonaW 45–⁠184291–––
Sep 15atTexas TechL 49–⁠632330––1
Sep 22vs.Texas SouthernW 70–⁠14100––2
Oct 4vs.TulsaW 41–⁠261150––2
Oct 13atEast CarolinaW 42–⁠203260––1
Oct 20atNavyW 49–⁠361100––1
Oct 27vs.South FloridaW 57–⁠364−50141
Nov 3atSMUL 31–⁠4543001191
Nov 10vs.TempleL 49–⁠59711733532
Nov 15vs.TulaneW 48–⁠17250150–
Dec 22 ✦vs.ArmyL 14–⁠70––––––

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

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