Receiver, Lindenwood, 2023–⁠26

Jalen Smith

Number
No. 4
Height
6′4″
Weight
196 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Shiloh, IL

Jalen Smith plays receiver for Lindenwood. Last time out, at Eastern Illinois: 5 catches, 44 yards; 1 tackles.

2026 so far

17 catches, 236 yards

Last game: 5 catches, 44 yards; 1 tackles at Eastern Illinois, W 20–⁠13

Next game: vs. Chicago State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 47CHSO
  2. 80@STBK
  3. 10@MOST
  4. 55SEMO
  5. 44@EIU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

6catches, career highat Charleston Southern, 2025146receiving yards, career highvs. UT Martin, 2025

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023*Lindenwood38829.3042
2024Lindenwood910311.4022
2025Lindenwood3975019.2462
2026Lindenwood1723613.9040
Career681,17717.3462

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2025Lindenwood430000
2026Lindenwood110000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Lindenwood4WRFr.
2024Lindenwood4WRSo.
2025Lindenwood4WRJr.
2026Lindenwood4WRSr.6′4″196

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
2025Lindenwood (FCS)810.4549th (n=1040)0.4636.711%
2026Lindenwood (FCS)310.4551st (n=829)0.4313.88%

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 Lindenwood 5 games, 17 catches, 236 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 27vs.Charleston SouthernW 20–⁠17347025–
Sep 3atStony BrookL 32–⁠36580040–
Sep 12atMissouri StateL 14–⁠4821007–
Oct 10vs.Southeast Missouri StateL 27–⁠38255039–
Oct 17atEastern IllinoisW 20–⁠13544016–
2025 Lindenwood 12 games, 39 catches, 750 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 28atSt. Thomas (MN)L 13–⁠351170170
Sep 6atApp StateL 13–⁠201606–
Sep 13atCharleston SouthernW 35–⁠28696030–
Sep 20vs.Stony BrookW 30–⁠27452026–
Sep 27atMiami (OH)L 0–⁠38323012–
Oct 4vs.UT MartinW 30–⁠143146162–
Oct 18vs.Tennessee TechL 28–⁠525102142−1
Oct 25vs.Gardner-WebbL 20–⁠48257045–
Nov 1atTennessee StateW 35–⁠13366032–
Nov 8atWestern IllinoisL 21–⁠24470146–
Nov 15vs.Eastern IllinoisW 42–⁠124101157–
Nov 22atSoutheast Missouri StateW 30–⁠13314017–
2024 Lindenwood 6 games, 9 catches, 103 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.KansasL 3–⁠481303–
Sep 14atMissouri StateL 14–⁠28122022–
Sep 21vs.St. Thomas (MN)W 64–⁠0435014–
Oct 5vs.Tennessee StateL 20–⁠24111011–
Oct 12vs.Charleston SouthernW 29–⁠14116016–
Oct 26vs.Western IllinoisW 49–⁠38116016–
2023 Lindenwood 2 games, 3 catches, 88 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 28atTennessee StateL 20–⁠431505–
Nov 4vs.Eastern IllinoisL 10–⁠16283042–

No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Wisconsin Stevens Point, so that game is not listed.

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

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