
Tight end, Alabama, 2016–18
Irv Smith Jr.
- Number
- No. 82
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 241 lb
- Class (2018)
- Junior
- Hometown
- New Orleans, LA
- Born
- Aug 9, 1998, in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Irv Smith Jr. played tight end at Alabama (2016–18). The Minnesota Vikings took Smith in round 2, No. 50 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
123receiving yards, career highat Arkansas, 2018Honors
Team titles: SEC champions, 2016 and 2018; National champions, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Alabama | 15 | 0.48 | – | – | 7.2 | – |
| 2018 | Alabama | 55 | 0.71 | 74th (n=497) | 0.53 | 38.8 | 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
2018 Alabama 15 games, 44 catches, 710 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 51–14 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 32 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 57–7 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 15 | at | W 62–7 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 45–23 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 42 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 56–14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 6 | at | W 65–31 | 2 | 123 | 1 | 76 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 39–10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 20 | at | W 58–21 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 25 |
| Nov 3 | at | W 29–0 | 4 | 64 | 1 | 25 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 24–0 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 25 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 50–17 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 68 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 52–21 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 11 |
| Dec 1 | vs. | W 35–28 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 19 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 45–34 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 13 |
| Jan 7 ✦ | vs. | L 16–44 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 21 |
2017 Alabama 9 games, 14 catches, 128 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 41–10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 23 | at | W 59–0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 66–3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 27–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 45–7 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 34 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 24–10 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 21 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 56–0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 25 | at | L 14–26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 24–6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅜″ |
| Weight | 242 lb |
| Arm length | 31½″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.63 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.68 sW |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′2″ |
| Bench press | 19 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.32 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.33 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 45 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 36 | 311 | 2 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 30 | 365 | 5 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 25 | 182 | 2 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 18 | 115 | 1 |
| NFL career | 45 | 109 | 973 | 10 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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