Tight end, Notre Dame, 2013–⁠17

Durham Smythe

Number
No. 80
Height
6′5″
Weight
257 lb
Hometown
Belton, TX
Born
Aug 9, 1995, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Durham Smythe played tight end at Notre Dame (2013–⁠17). The Miami Dolphins took Smythe in round 4, No. 123 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
244
Receiving yards, 2017 (Notre Dame, 10–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 123
Round 4, 2018 NFL Draft (Miami Dolphins)

Career highs

2receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Army, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Notre Dame177.007
2015Notre Dame3186.017
2016Notre Dame911212.4431
2017Notre Dame1524416.3133
Career2838113.6633

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Notre Dame80TE
2014Notre Dame80TE
2015Notre Dame80TE
2016Notre Dame80TE
2017Notre Dame80TE6′5″257

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
2014Notre Dame11.05––1.0–
2015Notre Dame50.45––2.2–
2016Notre Dame140.96––13.5–
2017Notre Dame270.53––14.34%

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

2017 Notre Dame 10 games, 15 catches, 244 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.TempleW 49–⁠16234025
Sep 16atBoston CollegeW 49–⁠20133033
Sep 23atMichigan StateW 38–⁠18121021
Oct 7atNorth CarolinaW 33–⁠10222014
Oct 21vs.USCW 49–⁠14120020
Oct 28vs.NC StateW 35–⁠14352125
Nov 4vs.Wake ForestW 48–⁠37236023
Nov 11atMiamiL 8–⁠41116016
Nov 25atStanfordL 20–⁠38––––
Jan 1 ✦vs.LSUW 21–⁠1721005
2016 Notre Dame 8 games, 9 catches, 112 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4atTexasL 47–⁠501808
Sep 17vs.Michigan StateL 28–⁠36112112
Sep 24vs.DukeL 35–⁠38118018
Oct 1vs.SyracuseW 50–⁠33114014
Oct 8atNC StateL 3–⁠101606
Oct 29vs.MiamiW 30–⁠271506
Nov 5vs.NavyL 27–⁠281818
Nov 12vs.ArmyW 44–⁠6241231
2015 Notre Dame 3 games, 3 catches, 18 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.TexasW 38–⁠31606
Sep 12atVirginiaW 34–⁠271717
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 28–⁠441505
2014 Notre Dame 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 8atArizona StateL 31–⁠551707

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–⁠45).

DrillCombine 2018
Height6′5⅜″
Weight253 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan77⅜″W
40-yard dash4.81 s
10-yard split1.66 sW
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′2″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill7.17 s
20-yard shuttle4.23 s

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

9 seasons, 99 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018Miami Dolphins86500
2019Miami Dolphins127650
2020Miami Dolphins13262082
2021Miami Dolphins16343570
2022Miami Dolphins13151291
2023Miami Dolphins13353660
2024Miami Dolphins149530
2025Chicago Bears74250
2026 (so far)Baltimore Ravens3140
NFL career991371,2573

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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