Receiver, Georgia Southern, 2019–⁠22

Emil Smith

Number
No. 85
Height
6′1″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Attalla, AL

Emil Smith played receiver at Georgia Southern (2019–⁠22).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Georgia Southern44010.0013
2021Georgia Southern44010.0011
Career88010.0013

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2020Georgia Southern110000
2021Georgia Southern000001
Career110001

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Georgia Southern85WRRS
2020Georgia Southern85WRFr.
2021Georgia Southern85WRSo.
2022Georgia Southern85WRJr.6′1″205

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
2020Georgia Southern60.60––3.6–
2021Georgia Southern50.53––2.6–

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

2021 Georgia Southern 3 games, 4 catches, 40 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 4vs.Gardner-WebbW 30–⁠25190000
Sep 11atFlorida AtlanticL 6–⁠381110–––
Oct 14atSouth AlabamaL 14–⁠412200–––
2020 Georgia Southern 4 games, 4 catches, 40 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 26atLouisianaL 18–⁠20190100
Oct 17vs.MassachusettsW 41–⁠01130–––
Nov 14vs.Texas StateW 40–⁠38160–––
Dec 12vs.App StateL 26–⁠341120–––

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

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