Receiver, UAB (from Georgia, Purdue, Memphis), 2022–⁠26

C.J. Smith

Number
No. 1
Height
6′3″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Apopka, FL

C.J. Smith plays receiver for UAB, after Georgia (2022–⁠23), Purdue (2024) and Memphis (2025). Last time out, against East Carolina: 8 catches, 119 yards, career highs in catches and receiving yards. Smith leads UAB in receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

19 catches, 350 yards, 1 TD

Last game: 8 catches ★, 119 yards ★ vs. East Carolina, W 30–⁠17

Next game: at South Florida, Oct 31

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 57@ILL
  2. 14ULM
  3. 28@UL
  4. 39NAVY
  5. 85SAM
  6. 8@MEM
  7. 119ECU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. East Carolina, 2026119receiving yards, career highvs. East Carolina, 2026

Team titles: National champions, 2022 (Georgia); SEC champions, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Georgia611619.3047
2024Purdue66911.5032
2026UAB1935018.4154
Career3153517.3154

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2022Georgia000010
2023Georgia220000
2026UAB330000
Career550010

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Georgia1WRYr 1
2023Georgia1WRYr 2
2024Purdue1WRYr 3
2025Memphis1WRYr 4
2026UAB1WRSr. (Yr 5)6′3″205

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
2023Georgia81.11––8.9–
2024Purdue60.73––4.4–
2025Memphis6-0.78––-4.7–
2026UAB420.5969th (n=829)0.4324.69%

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 UAB 7 games, 19 catches, 350 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3atIllinoisL 23–⁠422570–––
Sep 12vs.UL MonroeW 26–⁠201140100
Sep 19atLouisianaL 14–⁠212280–––
Sep 25vs.NavyW 24–⁠203390100
Oct 3vs.SamfordW 33–⁠142851–––
Oct 10atMemphisL 13–⁠38180100
Oct 15vs.East CarolinaW 30–⁠1781190–––
2025 Memphis 2 games, 0 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 20vs.ArkansasW 32–⁠31––––––
Oct 4vs.TulsaW 45–⁠7––––––
2024 Purdue 3 games, 6 catches, 69 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Nov 2vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠264550–––
Nov 9atOhio StateL 0–⁠45130–––
Nov 16vs.Penn StateL 10–⁠491110–––
2023 Georgia 6 games, 6 catches, 116 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2vs.UT MartinW 48–⁠72570–––
Sep 9vs.Ball StateW 45–⁠31160–––
Sep 16vs.South CarolinaW 24–⁠14170–––
Sep 23vs.UABW 49–⁠211210100
Oct 14atVanderbiltW 37–⁠20–––100
Oct 28vs.FloridaW 43–⁠201150–––
2022 Georgia 1 game
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3vs.OregonW 49–⁠3–––001

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

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