Receiver, Louisville, 2015–⁠18

Jaylen Smith

Number
No. 9
Height
6′4″
Weight
223 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Pascagoula, MS
Born
Aug 1, 1997

Jaylen Smith played receiver at Louisville (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

9catches, career highat North Carolina, 2017183receiving yards, career highat North Carolina, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Virginia, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Louisville2937613.0155
2016Louisville2759922.2674
2017Louisville6098016.3775
2018Louisville3655015.3142
Career1522,50516.51575

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Louisville9WRFr.
2016Louisville9WRSo.
2017Louisville9WRJr.
2018Louisville9WRSr.6′4″223

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
2015Louisville440.2010th (n=465)0.538.97%
2016Louisville420.9393rd (n=489)0.5238.95%
2017Louisville960.5657th (n=507)0.5253.313%
2018Louisville600.5046th (n=497)0.5330.28%

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 Louisville 12 games, 36 catches, 550 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.AlabamaL 14–⁠51122022
Sep 8vs.Indiana StateW 31–⁠7238134
Sep 15vs.Western KentuckyW 20–⁠17338031
Sep 22atVirginiaL 3–⁠27226015
Sep 29vs.Florida StateL 24–⁠285100042
Oct 5vs.Georgia TechL 31–⁠66342016
Oct 13atBoston CollegeL 20–⁠38––––
Oct 27vs.Wake ForestL 35–⁠568107025
Nov 3atClemsonL 16–⁠77563018
Nov 9atSyracuseL 23–⁠54227022
Nov 17vs.NC StateL 10–⁠52356029
Nov 24vs.KentuckyL 10–⁠56231020
2017 Louisville 10 games, 60 catches, 980 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.PurdueW 35–⁠288117029
Sep 9atNorth CarolinaW 47–⁠359183175
Sep 16vs.ClemsonL 21–⁠47579136
Oct 14vs.Boston CollegeL 42–⁠456118034
Oct 21atFlorida StateW 31–⁠28549021
Oct 28atWake ForestL 32–⁠42673024
Nov 11vs.VirginiaW 38–⁠21584229
Nov 18vs.SyracuseW 56–⁠10395172
Nov 25atKentuckyW 44–⁠17675116
Dec 30 ✦vs.Mississippi StateL 27–⁠317107135
2016 Louisville 12 games, 27 catches, 599 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.CharlotteW 70–⁠14233020
Sep 9atSyracuseW 62–⁠28278061
Sep 17vs.Florida StateW 63–⁠20235131
Sep 24atMarshallW 59–⁠28256151
Oct 1atClemsonL 36–⁠421707
Oct 14vs.DukeW 24–⁠141515
Oct 22vs.NC StateW 54–⁠13290174
Oct 29atVirginiaW 32–⁠25245129
Nov 5atBoston CollegeW 52–⁠76123144
Nov 12vs.Wake ForestW 44–⁠12215011
Nov 17atHoustonL 10–⁠36349022
Nov 26vs.KentuckyL 38–⁠41263042
2015 Louisville 10 games, 29 catches, 376 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.AuburnL 24–⁠31334016
Sep 12vs.HoustonL 31–⁠34560021
Sep 17vs.ClemsonL 17–⁠20377055
Sep 26vs.SamfordW 45–⁠3243040
Oct 17atFlorida StateL 21–⁠41538016
Nov 7vs.SyracuseW 41–⁠17557028
Nov 14vs.VirginiaW 38–⁠31242122
Nov 21atPittsburghL 34–⁠45115015
Nov 28atKentuckyW 38–⁠241606
Dec 30 ✦vs.Texas A&MW 27–⁠212407

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–⁠24).

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height6′2¼″
Weight219 lb
Arm length33⅞″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan79″W
40-yard dash4.47 s
10-yard split1.52 s
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.55 s
20-yard shuttle4.48 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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