Receiver, Villanova (from North Carolina Central), 2021–⁠24

Devin Smith

Number
No. 22
Height
5′10″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Durham, NC

Devin Smith played receiver at North Carolina Central (2021–⁠23) and Villanova (2024).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. North Carolina A&T, 2024202receiving yards, career highat Richmond, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Colgate, 2024

Team titles: MEAC champions, 2022 and 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022North Carolina Central3749613.4664
2023North Carolina Central3969717.9591
2024Villanova3948012.3671
Career1151,67314.51791

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2022North Carolina Central81340–––
2023North Carolina Central5790–––
2024Villanova919005190
Career2240305190

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022North Carolina Central22WRYr 2
2023North Carolina Central22WRYr 3
2024Villanova22WRSo. (Yr 4)5′10″185

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
2022North Carolina Central (FCS)270.81––21.97%
2023North Carolina Central (FCS)450.7848th (n=681)0.8035.27%
2024Villanova (FCS)401.0970th (n=581)0.9243.56%

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

2024 Villanova 12 games, 39 catches, 480 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 7atColgateW 28–⁠351132–––
Sep 14vs.TowsonW 14–⁠13360––2
Sep 21atMarylandL 20–⁠385621487–
Sep 28vs.Long Island UniversityW 24–⁠10429018–
Oct 5atStony BrookW 42–⁠242290––1
Oct 19atMaineL 7–⁠351404951
Oct 26vs.New HampshireW 14–⁠63601–––
Nov 9vs.North Carolina A&TW 31–⁠37680––1
Nov 16atMonmouthL 33–⁠403361–––
Nov 23vs.DelawareW 38–⁠282410–––
Nov 30vs.Eastern KentuckyW 22–⁠171131–––
Dec 7atIncarnate WordL 6–⁠133190–––
2023 North Carolina Central 11 games, 39 catches, 697 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 9atNorth Carolina A&TW 30–⁠162150–––
Sep 16atUCLAL 7–⁠594280–––
Sep 23vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 45–⁠33711–––
Sep 30vs.CampbellW 49–⁠485900–––
Oct 7atElonW 34–⁠234220–––
Oct 19atMorgan StateW 16–⁠104290–––
Oct 26vs.South Carolina StateW 62–⁠2841031221–
Nov 4vs.Norfolk StateW 38–⁠243562110–
Nov 11atHowardL 20–⁠502280130–
Nov 18vs.Delaware StateW 55–⁠142530–––
Nov 25 ✦atRichmondL 27–⁠4962021118–

No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Winston-Salem State, so that game is not listed.

2022 North Carolina Central 11 games, 37 catches, 496 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.North Carolina A&TW 28–⁠133230–––
Sep 10vs.Winston-Salem StateW 41–⁠04870–––
Sep 17atNew HampshireW 45–⁠276611–––
Sep 24vs.Virginia LynchburgW 59–⁠142350121–
Oct 1atCampbellL 18–⁠485672343–
Oct 13vs.Morgan StateW 59–⁠203102–––
Oct 22atSouth Carolina StateL 24–⁠26280361–
Oct 29atDelaware StateW 28–⁠21229019–
Nov 5vs.HowardW 50–⁠213821–––
Nov 12atNorfolk StateW 48–⁠144810–––
Dec 17 ✦vs.Jackson StateW 41–⁠343130–––

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

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