Devin Smith in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Chris Hunkeler on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Ohio State, 2011–⁠14

Devin Smith

Number
No. 9
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Massillon, OH
Born
Mar 3, 1992, in Massillon, Ohio

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Devin Smith played receiver at Ohio State (2011–⁠14). He led the 2014 national champions in receiving. The New York Jets took Smith in round 2, No. 37 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
931
Receiving yards, 2014 (Ohio State, 14–⁠1)
Best game
137 yards
Vs. Wisconsin, week 15, 2014: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in yards per catch, 2014
Drafted
No. 37
Round 2, 2015 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Career highs

7catches, career hightwice; last vs. Iowa, 2013149receiving yards, career highat California, 20133receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2014

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2014; Big Ten champions, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Ohio State1429421.0440
2012Ohio State3061820.6672
2013Ohio State4466015.0890
2014Ohio State3393128.21280
Career1212,50320.73090

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2011Ohio State4860130
2012Ohio State814704150
2013Ohio State170–––
Career1324005180

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. 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.PosHt
2011Ohio State9WR
2012Ohio State9WR
2013Ohio State9WR
2014Ohio State9WR6′1″

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
2013Ohio State360.8761st (n=341)0.8131.45%
2014Ohio State421.7499th (n=496)0.5273.24%

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

2014 Ohio State 14 games, 33 catches, 931 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.NavyW 34–⁠172941–––
Sep 6vs.Virginia TechL 21–⁠351580–––
Sep 13vs.Kent StateW 66–⁠02591–––
Sep 27vs.CincinnatiW 50–⁠284672–––
Oct 4atMarylandW 52–⁠242351–––
Oct 18vs.RutgersW 56–⁠171420–––
Oct 25atPenn StateW 31–⁠24180–––
Nov 1vs.IllinoisW 55–⁠143722–––
Nov 8atMichigan StateW 49–⁠3761291–––
Nov 22vs.IndianaW 42–⁠273460–––
Nov 29vs.MichiganW 42–⁠281520–––
Dec 6vs.WisconsinW 59–⁠041373–––
Jan 1 ✦vs.AlabamaW 42–⁠352871–––
Jan 12 ✦vs.OregonW 42–⁠201450–––
2013 Ohio State 14 games, 44 catches, 660 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.BuffaloW 40–⁠203611–––
Sep 7vs.San Diego StateW 42–⁠77460–––
Sep 14atCaliforniaW 52–⁠3431492–––
Sep 21vs.Florida A&MW 76–⁠03251–––
Sep 28vs.WisconsinW 31–⁠244501–––
Oct 5atNorthwesternW 40–⁠303310–––
Oct 19vs.IowaW 34–⁠247721–––
Oct 26vs.Penn StateW 63–⁠145900–––
Nov 2atPurdueW 56–⁠03180–––
Nov 16atIllinoisW 60–⁠351100–––
Nov 23vs.IndianaW 42–⁠14139117–
Nov 30atMichiganW 42–⁠411531–––
Dec 7vs.Michigan StateL 24–⁠341110–––
Jan 3 ✦vs.ClemsonL 35–⁠40250–––
2012 Ohio State 11 games, 30 catches, 618 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.Miami (OH)W 56–⁠102311––1
Sep 8vs.UCFW 31–⁠166570250–
Sep 15vs.CaliforniaW 35–⁠2851452120–
Sep 22vs.UABW 29–⁠154390110–
Sep 29atMichigan StateW 17–⁠1627911211
Oct 6vs.NebraskaW 63–⁠38–––3462
Oct 13atIndianaW 52–⁠4921062–––
Oct 20vs.PurdueW 29–⁠222480–––
Nov 3vs.IllinoisW 52–⁠22190–––
Nov 17atWisconsinW 21–⁠144410–––
Nov 24vs.MichiganW 26–⁠212630–––
2011 Ohio State 9 games, 14 catches, 294 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.AkronW 42–⁠03521––1
Sep 10vs.ToledoW 27–⁠222670–––
Sep 24vs.ColoradoW 37–⁠173642–––
Oct 8atNebraskaL 27–⁠34140–––
Oct 29vs.WisconsinW 33–⁠291401–––
Nov 5vs.IndianaW 34–⁠20–––486–
Nov 12atPurdueL 23–⁠261140–––
Nov 26atMichiganL 34–⁠40160–––
Jan 2 ✦vs.FloridaL 17–⁠242470–––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2015 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–⁠13).

DrillCombine 2015Combine or pro day 2015
Height6′0⅜″
Weight196 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9″
Wingspan75⅛″W
40-yard dash4.42 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump39″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press10 reps
3-cone drill6.83 s
20-yard shuttle4.15 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 13 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2015New York Jets791151
2016New York Jets21200
2019Dallas Cowboys351131
2021Jacksonville Jaguars1000
NFL career13152482

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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