Tight end, LSU, 2013–⁠16

DeSean Smith

Number
No. 89
Height
6′5″
Hometown
Lake Charles, LA

DeSean Smith played tight end at LSU (2013–⁠16).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013LSU11414.0014
2014LSU46616.5021
2015LSU48220.5026
2016LSU1018418.4146
Career1934618.2146

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013LSU89TE
2014LSU89TE
2015LSU89TE
2016LSU89TE6′5″

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
2013LSU11.22––1.2–
2014LSU41.86––7.4–
2015LSU61.56––9.4–
2016LSU101.36––13.6–

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

2016 LSU 6 games, 10 catches, 184 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.WisconsinL 14–⁠16119019
Sep 10vs.Jacksonville StateW 34–⁠13146146
Oct 15vs.Southern MissW 45–⁠10256031
Nov 19vs.FloridaL 10–⁠16224017
Nov 24atTexas A&MW 54–⁠39333012
Dec 31 ✦vs.LouisvilleW 29–⁠91606
2015 LSU 4 games, 4 catches, 82 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 12atMississippi StateW 21–⁠19123023
Oct 10vs.South CarolinaW 45–⁠24111011
Nov 7atAlabamaL 16–⁠30126026
Nov 28vs.Texas A&MW 19–⁠7122022
2014 LSU 1 game, 4 catches, 66 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Dec 30 ✦vs.Notre DameL 28–⁠31466021
2013 LSU 1 game, 1 catch, 14 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.UABW 56–⁠17114014

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

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