Receiver, Southern (from Louisiana Tech), 2025–⁠26

Daejawn Smith

Number
No. 2
Height
6′0″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Freshman
Hometown
New Orleans, LA

Daejawn Smith plays receiver for Southern, after Louisiana Tech (2025). Last time out, at Prairie View A&M: 1 catch, 6 yards. Smith leads Southern in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

21 catches, 262 yards, 2 TD

Last game: 1 catch, 6 yards at Prairie View A&M, W 28–⁠14

Next game: at Texas Southern, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 76ALST
  2. 72KYSU
  3. 13@HOU
  4. 34LCHR
  5. 5@JKST
  6. 56UAPB
  7. 6@PV

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff, 2026

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2026Southern2126212.5243

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Louisiana Tech2WRRS
2026Southern2WRFr.6′0″180

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
2026Southern (FCS)340.4754th (n=829)0.4315.97%

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 Southern 7 games, 21 catches, 262 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Alabama StateL 17–⁠304760414
Sep 5vs.Kentucky StateW 34–⁠15472043–
Sep 12atHoustonL 6–⁠7721307–
Sep 19vs.Louisiana ChristianW 50–⁠31334118–
Sep 26atJackson StateL 17–⁠351505–
Oct 3vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffL 10–⁠41656120–
Oct 10atPrairie View A&MW 28–⁠141606–

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

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