Receiver, Liberty (from UT Martin), 2022–23
Elijah Smoot
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Beggs, OK
Elijah Smoot played receiver at UT Martin (2022) and Liberty (2023).
Career highs
7catches, career highat Tennessee, 202299receiving yards, career highat Buffalo, 20232receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Buffalo, 2023Team titles: Ohio Valley champions, 2022; Conference USA champions, 2023
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UT Martin (FCS) | 49 | 0.50 | 24th (n=683) | 0.71 | 24.4 | 8% |
| 2023 | Liberty | 13 | 1.38 | – | – | 17.9 | – |
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
2023 Liberty 7 games, 11 catches, 221 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Bowling Green | W 34–24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Sep 16 | at Buffalo | W 55–27 | 4 | 99 | 2 | 42 | – |
| Sep 23 | at Florida International | W 38–6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. Sam Houston | W 21–16 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 39 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 56–30 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 30 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. Massachusetts | W 49–25 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Nov 25 | at UTEP | W 42–28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
2022 UT Martin 11 games, 32 catches, 508 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Western Illinois | W 42–25 | 3 | 63 | 2 | 34 | – |
| Sep 8 | at Missouri State | L 30–35 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Sep 17 | at Boise State | L 7–30 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 9 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Lindenwood | W 56–26 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 45–28 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 55 | – |
| Oct 8 | at Murray State | W 45–16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Oct 22 | at Tennessee | L 24–65 | 7 | 88 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Oct 29 | at Houston Christian | W 52–28 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. Kennesaw State | L 27–44 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Nov 12 | at Tennessee State | W 20–3 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 39 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 34–31 | 3 | 86 | 0 | 74 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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