Receiver, UTEP (from Eastern Kentucky), 2021–⁠26

Jaden Smith

Number
No. 3
Height
5′10″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Loganville, GA

Jaden Smith plays receiver for UTEP, after Eastern Kentucky (2021–⁠23). Last time out, against San José State: 12 catches, 90 yards, a career high in catches.

2026 so far

28 catches, 233 yards, 1 TD

Last game: 12 catches ★, 90 yards vs. San José State, L 11–⁠24

Next game: at North Dakota State, Oct 31

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 8TXSO
  2. 10@MICH
  3. 62ORST
  4. 7@UNM
  5. 56NEV
  6. 90SJSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. San José State, 2026130receiving yards, career highvs. Austin Peay, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Gardner-Webb, 2022

Team titles: Atlantic Sun champions, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Eastern Kentucky5438.6027
2022Eastern Kentucky6275012.1634
2023Eastern Kentucky6570710.9446
2024UTEP211778.4041
2026UTEP282338.3128
Career1811,91010.61146

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2021Eastern Kentucky–––100
2022Eastern Kentucky–––81730
2023Eastern Kentucky71270400
Career71270131730

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Eastern Kentucky3WRYr 1
2022Eastern Kentucky3WRYr 2
2023Eastern Kentucky3WRYr 3
2024UTEP3WRYr 4
2025UTEP3WRYr 5
2026UTEP3WRSr. (Yr 6)5′10″195

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
2021Eastern Kentucky (FCS)50.53––2.6–
2022Eastern Kentucky (FCS)830.6137th (n=683)0.7150.510%
2023Eastern Kentucky (FCS)730.8861st (n=681)0.8064.511%
2024UTEP210.65––13.78%
2026UTEP390.3844th (n=829)0.4314.69%

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

2026 UTEP 7 games, 28 catches, 233 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atOklahomaL 0–⁠51–––––
Sep 12vs.Texas SouthernW 51–⁠101808–
Sep 19atMichiganL 17–⁠522100613
Sep 26vs.Oregon StateL 7–⁠338620135
Oct 3atNew MexicoL 7–⁠611707–
Oct 10vs.NevadaL 13–⁠30456128−5
Oct 17vs.San José StateL 11–⁠241290022–
2024 UTEP 4 games, 21 catches, 177 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atNebraskaL 7–⁠40433021−1
Sep 7vs.Southern UtahL 24–⁠27456041–
Sep 14atLibertyL 10–⁠28742017–
Sep 21atColorado StateL 17–⁠27646018–
2023 Eastern Kentucky 10 games, 65 catches, 707 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atCincinnatiL 13–⁠66581023–
Sep 9atKentuckyL 17–⁠2873609–
Sep 16vs.Western CarolinaL 24–⁠2788902415
Sep 23vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 41–⁠38438117–
Sep 30atNorth AlabamaW 32–⁠22475146–
Oct 14vs.Tarleton StateW 41–⁠35324011–
Oct 28atUtah TechW 34–⁠30774117–
Nov 4vs.Austin PeayL 30–⁠3311130143–
Nov 11atCentral ArkansasL 24–⁠27985021–
Nov 18vs.Stephen F. AustinW 36–⁠24775031–

No box score in the source for Oct 21 at Gardner-Webb, so that game is not listed.

2022 Eastern Kentucky 12 games, 62 catches, 750 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atEastern MichiganL 34–⁠42548119–
Sep 10atBowling GreenW 59–⁠577102023–
Sep 17vs.Charleston SouthernW 40–⁠17342128–
Sep 24atAustin PeayL 20–⁠31776128–
Oct 1vs.Southern UtahW 35–⁠286770288
Oct 15vs.Sam HoustonL 17–⁠25220016–
Oct 22vs.North AlabamaW 56–⁠53331016–
Oct 29atSoutheast Missouri StateW 28–⁠23769023–
Nov 5vs.Central ArkansasW 42–⁠14671017–
Nov 12atJacksonville StateL 17–⁠42467034–
Nov 19vs.Kennesaw StateW 45–⁠38324111–
Nov 26vs.Gardner-WebbL 41–⁠529123227–
2021 Eastern Kentucky 1 game, 5 catches, 43 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 11atLouisvilleL 3–⁠30543027–

No box score in the source for Sep 4 at Western Carolina, so that game is not listed.

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

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