Tight end, Illinois (from Long Island University), 2022–⁠26

Maurice Smith

Number
No. 14
Height
6′4″
Weight
245 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Fort Pierce, FL

Maurice Smith plays tight end for Illinois, after Long Island University (2022–⁠23).

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Long Island University273.504

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Long Island University3−13−4.303
2023Long Island University8506.3025
Career11373.4025

Passing

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2023Long Island University11100.077.000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Long Island University14TEYr 1
2023Long Island University14TEYr 2
2026Illinois14TESr. (Yr 5)6′4″245

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
2022Long Island University (FCS)3-0.83––-2.5–
2023Long Island University (FCS)70.26––1.8–

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

2023 Long Island University 3 games, 2 catches, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atOhioL 10–⁠27––––2
Sep 9atBryantL 10–⁠21130348
Sep 16atBaylorL 7–⁠301404–

No box score in the source for Oct 21 vs. Merrimack; Nov 11 vs. Wagner; Nov 18 at Stonehill, so those games are not listed.

2022 Long Island University 1 game, −13 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 15vs.Saint FrancisL 7–⁠57––––−13

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

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