
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
Career highs
7catches, career hightwice; last vs. Iowa, 2013149receiving yards, career highat California, 20133receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2014Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2014; Big Ten champions, 2014
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ohio State | 14 | 294 | 21.0 | 4 | 40 |
| 2012 | Ohio State | 30 | 618 | 20.6 | 6 | 72 |
| 2013 | Ohio State | 44 | 660 | 15.0 | 8 | 90 |
| 2014 | Ohio State | 33 | 931 | 28.2 | 12 | 80 |
| Career | 121 | 2,503 | 20.7 | 30 | 90 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ohio State | 4 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | Ohio State | 8 | 147 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| 2013 | Ohio State | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Career | 13 | 240 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ohio State | 9 | WR | |
| 2012 | Ohio State | 9 | WR | |
| 2013 | Ohio State | 9 | WR | |
| 2014 | Ohio State | 9 | WR | 6′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ohio State | 36 | 0.87 | 61st (n=341) | 0.81 | 31.4 | 5% |
| 2014 | Ohio State | 42 | 1.74 | 99th (n=496) | 0.52 | 73.2 | 4% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 34–17 | 2 | 94 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 21–35 | 1 | 58 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 66–0 | 2 | 59 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 50–28 | 4 | 67 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at | W 52–24 | 2 | 35 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 56–17 | 1 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | at | W 31–24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 55–14 | 3 | 72 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 8 | at | W 49–37 | 6 | 129 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 42–27 | 3 | 46 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 42–28 | 1 | 52 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 6 | vs. | W 59–0 | 4 | 137 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 42–35 | 2 | 87 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Jan 12 ✦ | vs. | W 42–20 | 1 | 45 | 0 | – | – | – |
2013 Ohio State 14 games, 44 catches, 660 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 40–20 | 3 | 61 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 42–7 | 7 | 46 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at | W 52–34 | 3 | 149 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 76–0 | 3 | 25 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 31–24 | 4 | 50 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 40–30 | 3 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 34–24 | 7 | 72 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 63–14 | 5 | 90 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 56–0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 60–35 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 42–14 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 7 | – |
| Nov 30 | at | W 42–41 | 1 | 53 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 7 | vs. | L 24–34 | 1 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. | L 35–40 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
2012 Ohio State 11 games, 30 catches, 618 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 56–10 | 2 | 31 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 31–16 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 50 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 35–28 | 5 | 145 | 2 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 29–15 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 10 | – |
| Sep 29 | at | W 17–16 | 2 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 63–38 | – | – | – | 3 | 46 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 52–49 | 2 | 106 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 29–22 | 2 | 48 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 52–22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | at | W 21–14 | 4 | 41 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 26–21 | 2 | 63 | 0 | – | – | – |
2011 Ohio State 9 games, 14 catches, 294 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 42–0 | 3 | 52 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 27–22 | 2 | 67 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 37–17 | 3 | 64 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 27–34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 33–29 | 1 | 40 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 34–20 | – | – | – | 4 | 86 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 23–26 | 1 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 34–40 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | L 17–24 | 2 | 47 | 0 | – | – | – |
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).
| Drill | Combine 2015 | Combine or pro day 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅜″ | |
| Weight | 196 lb | |
| Arm length | 31″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| Wingspan | 75⅛″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.42 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s | |
| Vertical jump | 39″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ | |
| Bench press | 10 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.83 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.15 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.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | New York Jets | 7 | 9 | 115 | 1 |
| 2016 | New York Jets | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| 2019 | Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 5 | 113 | 1 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 13 | 15 | 248 | 2 | |
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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