Receiver, Eastern Michigan (from Duke), 2019–⁠22

Dennis Smith

Lettered 2020 at Duke (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
6′1″
Weight
194 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Gaffney, SC

Dennis Smith played receiver at Duke (2019–⁠20) and Eastern Michigan (2021–⁠22).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Duke1521814.5144
2021Eastern Michigan48220.5046
2022Eastern Michigan166.006
Career2030615.3146

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Duke5WRFr.
2020Duke5WRSo.
2021Eastern Michigan5WRJr.
2022Eastern Michigan5WRSr.6′1″194

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
2020Duke180.75––13.5–
2021Eastern Michigan41.74––6.9–
2022Eastern Michigan2-0.11––-0.2–

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

2022 Eastern Michigan 1 game, 1 catch, 6 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 17atArizona StateW 30–⁠211606
2021 Eastern Michigan 3 games, 4 catches, 82 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 18atMassachusettsW 42–⁠28223012
Nov 16vs.Western MichiganW 22–⁠21146046
Nov 26atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠31113013
2020 Duke 6 games, 15 catches, 218 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 19vs.Boston CollegeL 6–⁠26345022
Sep 26atVirginiaL 20–⁠38333015
Oct 10atSyracuseW 38–⁠24334014
Oct 17atNC StateL 20–⁠3121208
Nov 28atGeorgia TechL 33–⁠56257044
Dec 12atFlorida StateL 35–⁠56237129

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

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