Irv Smith Jr. in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
710
Receiving yards, 2018 (Alabama, 14–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 50
Round 2, 2019 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Career highs

123receiving yards, career highat Arkansas, 2018

Honors

Team titles: SEC champions, 2016 and 2018; National champions, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
13–⁠1★ AP 114–⁠1AP 2
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Alabama141289.1334
2018Alabama4471016.1776
Career5883814.41076

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Alabama82TEFr.
2017Alabama82TESo.
2018Alabama82TEJr.6′4″241

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
2017Alabama150.48––7.2–
2018Alabama550.7174th (n=497)0.5338.86%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.LouisvilleW 51–⁠14239032
Sep 8vs.Arkansas StateW 57–⁠7441122
Sep 15atOle MissW 62–⁠7342117
Sep 22vs.Texas A&MW 45–⁠23474042
Sep 29vs.LouisianaW 56–⁠14113013
Oct 6atArkansasW 65–⁠312123176
Oct 13vs.MissouriW 39–⁠101212
Oct 20atTennesseeW 58–⁠21550125
Nov 3atLSUW 29–⁠0464125
Nov 10vs.Mississippi StateW 24–⁠0570025
Nov 17vs.The CitadelW 50–⁠17168168
Nov 24vs.AuburnW 52–⁠21327011
Dec 1vs.GeorgiaW 35–⁠28335019
Dec 29 ✦vs.OklahomaW 45–⁠34219013
Jan 7 ✦vs.ClemsonL 16–⁠44443021
2017 Alabama 9 games, 14 catches, 128 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 9vs.Fresno StateW 41–⁠102708
Sep 23atVanderbiltW 59–⁠0214011
Sep 30vs.Ole MissW 66–⁠31404
Oct 7atTexas A&MW 27–⁠191101
Oct 21vs.TennesseeW 45–⁠7360134
Nov 4vs.LSUW 24–⁠10225121
Nov 18vs.MercerW 56–⁠01818
Nov 25atAuburnL 14–⁠261303
Jan 1 ✦vs.ClemsonW 24–⁠61606

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019
Height6′2⅜″
Weight242 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.63 s
10-yard split1.68 sW
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′2″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.32 s
20-yard shuttle4.33 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019Minnesota Vikings14363112
2020Minnesota Vikings13303655
2022Minnesota Vikings8251822
2023Cincinnati Bengals10181151
NFL career4510997310

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

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