Receiver, Samford, 2019–⁠23

Chandler Smith

Height
5′10″
Weight
186 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Marietta, GA

Chandler Smith played receiver at Samford (2019–⁠23).

Career highs

14catches, career highvs. Mercer, 2022167receiving yards, career highvs. The Citadel, 20232receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. VMI, 2022

Team titles: Southern champions, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Samford144.004
2021Samford300.003
2022Samford9396610.4749
2023Samford6879611.7341
Career1651,76610.71049

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2022Samford5520
2023Samford161220
Career211740

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamPosClassHtWt
2019SamfordWRYr 1
2021SamfordWRYr 3
2022SamfordWRYr 4
2023SamfordWRSr. (Yr 5)5′10″186

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
2019Samford (FCS)2-0.48––-1.0–
2021Samford (FCS)10-0.54––-5.4–
2022Samford (FCS)1060.6743rd (n=683)0.7171.013%
2023Samford (FCS)760.8658th (n=681)0.8065.411%

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

2023 Samford 10 games, 68 catches, 796 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 9atWestern CarolinaL 7–⁠306460–
Sep 16atAuburnL 13–⁠453801–
Sep 23vs.ChattanoogaL 24–⁠4788701
Sep 30vs.East Tennessee StateW 42–⁠2899804
Oct 7atWoffordW 31–⁠1077001
Oct 14vs.FurmanL 21–⁠2774401
Oct 21atVMIW 27–⁠1496303
Oct 28vs.The CitadelW 37–⁠7716702
Nov 11atMercerL 21–⁠2845511
Nov 18vs.UT MartinW 27–⁠1788613

No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Shorter, so that game is not listed.

2022 Samford 12 games, 93 catches, 966 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 1vs.Kennesaw StateW 27–⁠1736721
Sep 10atGeorgiaL 0–⁠332150–
Sep 24vs.Western CarolinaW 35–⁠12812511
Oct 1atFurmanW 34–⁠27118301
Oct 8vs.WoffordW 28–⁠1475101
Oct 22atEast Tennessee StateW 55–⁠45119711
Oct 29atThe CitadelW 38–⁠36401–
Nov 5vs.VMIW 34–⁠15101342–
Nov 12atChattanoogaW 35–⁠249800–
Nov 19vs.MercerW 50–⁠44141440–
Dec 3vs.SE LouisianaW 48–⁠428590–
Dec 9atNorth Dakota StateL 3–⁠244710–

No box score in the source for Sep 17 at Tennessee Tech, so that game is not listed.

2021 Samford 1 game, 3 catches, 0 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Nov 13atFloridaL 52–⁠70300–

No box score in the source for Oct 16 at Wofford, so that game is not listed.

2019 Samford 1 game, 1 catch, 4 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Nov 23atAuburnL 0–⁠52140–

No box score in the source for Aug 24 vs. Youngstown State; Aug 31 at Tennessee Tech; Sep 14 at Wofford; Sep 21 vs. Alabama A&M; Sep 28 vs. The Citadel; Oct 5 vs. Furman; Oct 12 at VMI; Oct 26 vs. East Tennessee State; Nov 2 at Mercer; Nov 9 vs. Chattanooga; Nov 16 at Western Carolina, so those games are not listed.

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

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