Receiver, Virginia Tech, 2019–⁠22

Kaleb Smith

Number
No. 80
Height
6′2″
Weight
222 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Bumpass, VA

Kaleb Smith played receiver at Virginia Tech (2019–⁠22).

Career highs

9catches, career highat Pittsburgh, 2022152receiving yards, career highat Pittsburgh, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Virginia Tech912113.4125
2020Virginia Tech89011.3132
2021Virginia Tech2026013.0234
2022Virginia Tech3767418.2385
Career741,14515.5785

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Virginia Tech80WRFr.
2020Virginia Tech80WRSo.
2021Virginia Tech80WRJr.
2022Virginia Tech80WRSr.6′2″222

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
2019Virginia Tech131.01––13.1–
2020Virginia Tech91.19––10.7–
2021Virginia Tech261.17––30.44%
2022Virginia Tech450.8165th (n=683)0.7136.37%

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

2022 Virginia Tech 11 games, 37 catches, 674 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atOld DominionL 17–⁠20345039
Sep 10vs.Boston CollegeW 27–⁠10350143
Sep 17vs.WoffordW 27–⁠7236019
Sep 22vs.West VirginiaL 10–⁠33570128
Oct 1atNorth CarolinaL 10–⁠41349034
Oct 8atPittsburghL 29–⁠459152037
Oct 15vs.MiamiL 14–⁠20326010
Oct 27atNC StateL 21–⁠223141185
Nov 5vs.Georgia TechL 27–⁠28478026
Nov 12atDukeL 7–⁠24122022
Nov 19atLibertyW 23–⁠221505
2021 Virginia Tech 10 games, 20 catches, 260 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 11vs.Middle TennesseeW 35–⁠14325012
Sep 18atWest VirginiaL 21–⁠27658013
Sep 25vs.RichmondW 21–⁠10110010
Oct 9vs.Notre DameL 29–⁠32219010
Oct 16vs.PittsburghL 7–⁠28111011
Oct 23vs.SyracuseL 36–⁠41248029
Oct 30atGeorgia TechW 26–⁠171808
Nov 13vs.DukeW 48–⁠17264134
Nov 20atMiamiL 26–⁠381717
Nov 27atVirginiaW 29–⁠24110010
2020 Virginia Tech 5 games, 8 catches, 90 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 26vs.NC StateW 45–⁠24111011
Oct 17vs.Boston CollegeW 40–⁠1431607
Nov 7vs.LibertyL 35–⁠38226117
Nov 14vs.MiamiL 24–⁠25132032
Nov 21atPittsburghL 14–⁠471505
2019 Virginia Tech 4 games, 9 catches, 121 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atBoston CollegeL 28–⁠35462125
Sep 7vs.Old DominionW 31–⁠17232019
Sep 14vs.FurmanW 24–⁠17222022
Oct 19vs.North CarolinaW 43–⁠411505

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

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