Ihmir Smith-Marsette in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Mark Getman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Iowa, 2017–⁠20

Ihmir Smith-Marsette

Number
No. 6
Height
6′1″
Weight
179 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Newark, NJ
Born
Aug 29, 1999, in Newark, New Jersey

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Ihmir Smith-Marsette played receiver at Iowa (2017–⁠20). The Minnesota Vikings took Smith-Marsette in round 5, No. 157 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
722
Receiving yards, 2019 (Iowa, 10–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 157
Round 5, 2021 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Career highs

7catches, career hightwice; last vs. Wisconsin, 2020140receiving yards, career highvs. Wisconsin, 20202receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Wisconsin, 2020

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Iowa1818710.4231
2018Iowa2333414.5360
2019Iowa4472216.4558
2020Iowa2534513.8453
Career1101,58814.41460

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Iowa41340
2018Iowa247070
2019Iowa205032
2020Iowa61260
Career541,4702

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Iowa7415.9017
2018Iowa9717.9020
2019Iowa111089.8345
2020Iowa7547.7131
Career342748.1445

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Iowa6WRFr.
2018Iowa6WRSo.
2019Iowa6WRJr.
2020Iowa6WRSr.6′1″179

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
2017Iowa260.12––3.24%
2018Iowa590.3926th (n=497)0.5323.17%
2019Iowa870.6263rd (n=499)0.5453.810%
2020Iowa440.6056th (n=346)0.5526.69%

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

2020 Iowa 7 games, 25 catches, 345 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Oct 24atPurdueL 20–⁠24–––115
Oct 31vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠217840133
Nov 13atMinnesotaW 35–⁠72201––
Nov 21atPenn StateW 41–⁠212250125
Nov 27vs.NebraskaW 26–⁠203440––
Dec 5atIllinoisW 35–⁠214321224
Dec 12vs.WisconsinW 28–⁠771402129
2019 Iowa 13 games, 44 catches, 722 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.Miami (OH)W 38–⁠144351119
Sep 7vs.RutgersW 30–⁠041132––
Sep 14atIowa StateW 18–⁠173460235
Sep 28vs.Middle TennesseeW 48–⁠34600120
Oct 5atMichiganL 3–⁠104600337
Oct 12vs.Penn StateL 12–⁠175720242
Oct 19vs.PurdueW 26–⁠203570220
Oct 26atNorthwesternW 20–⁠03200126
Nov 9atWisconsinL 22–⁠243270122
Nov 16vs.MinnesotaW 23–⁠194431125
Nov 23vs.IllinoisW 19–⁠1041210116
Nov 29atNebraskaW 27–⁠241220299
Dec 27 ✦vs.USCW 49–⁠2424613142
2018 Iowa 12 games, 23 catches, 334 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.Northern IllinoisW 33–⁠73280127
Sep 8vs.Iowa StateW 13–⁠31450––
Sep 22vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠283310––
Oct 6atMinnesotaW 48–⁠313781283
Oct 13atIndianaW 42–⁠16120277
Oct 20vs.MarylandW 23–⁠0170113
Oct 27atPenn StateL 24–⁠301403103
Nov 3atPurdueL 36–⁠381120375
Nov 10vs.NorthwesternL 10–⁠1449013100
Nov 17atIllinoisW 63–⁠0–––––
Nov 23vs.NebraskaW 31–⁠28180479
Jan 1 ✦vs.Mississippi StateW 27–⁠2242915150
2017 Iowa 11 games, 18 catches, 187 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.WyomingW 24–⁠3–––––
Sep 9atIowa StateW 44–⁠414362––
Sep 16vs.North TexasW 31–⁠14–––––
Sep 23vs.Penn StateL 19–⁠212370––
Sep 30atMichigan StateL 10–⁠171310––
Oct 7vs.IllinoisW 45–⁠16170––
Oct 21atNorthwesternL 10–⁠17260––
Oct 28vs.MinnesotaW 17–⁠10180––
Nov 4vs.Ohio StateW 55–⁠2427016
Nov 18vs.PurdueL 15–⁠242290153
Nov 24atNebraskaW 56–⁠143260275

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′0¾″
Weight181 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan74⅛″
40-yard dash4.42 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press10 reps
3-cone drill7.06 s
20-yard shuttle4.23 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 42 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Minnesota Vikings651162
2022Chicago Bears41150
2023Carolina Panthers178510
2024New York Giants15000
NFL career42141822

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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