Tight end, North Texas, 2016–⁠19

Kelvin Smith

Number
No. 9
Height
6′2″
Weight
254 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Spring, TX

Kelvin Smith played tight end at North Texas (2016–⁠19).

Career highs

82receiving yards, career highvs. UAB, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016North Texas77911.3225
2017North Texas272649.8025
2018North Texas292709.3137
2019North Texas13896.8010
Career767029.2337

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016North Texas9TEFr.
2017North Texas9TESo.
2018North Texas9TEJr.
2019North Texas9TESr.6′2″254

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
2016North Texas81.05––8.4–
2017North Texas360.5962nd (n=507)0.5221.34%
2018North Texas350.197th (n=497)0.536.54%
2019North Texas160.36––5.8–

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

2019 North Texas 7 games, 13 catches, 89 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7atSMUL 27–⁠4921307
Sep 14atCaliforniaL 17–⁠232909
Sep 21vs.UTSAW 45–⁠3110010
Oct 19vs.Middle TennesseeW 33–⁠3021709
Oct 26atCharlotteL 38–⁠39429010
Nov 23atRiceL 14–⁠201505
Nov 30vs.UABL 21–⁠261606
2018 North Texas 12 games, 29 catches, 270 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.SMUW 46–⁠23538015
Sep 8vs.Incarnate WordW 58–⁠16241031
Sep 15atArkansasW 44–⁠17560037
Sep 22atLibertyW 47–⁠72909
Oct 6atUTEPW 27–⁠24323011
Oct 13vs.Southern MissW 30–⁠7325010
Oct 20atUABL 21–⁠291505
Oct 27vs.RiceW 41–⁠17113013
Nov 10atOld DominionL 31–⁠341808
Nov 15vs.Florida AtlanticW 41–⁠38115015
Nov 24atUTSAW 24–⁠21321110
Dec 15 ✦vs.Utah StateL 13–⁠5221209
2017 North Texas 13 games, 27 catches, 264 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.LamarW 59–⁠14221015
Sep 9atSMUL 32–⁠5431004
Sep 16atIowaL 14–⁠31114014
Sep 23vs.UABW 46–⁠43482025
Sep 30atSouthern MissW 43–⁠281303
Oct 21atFlorida AtlanticL 31–⁠691707
Oct 28vs.Old DominionW 45–⁠38337023
Nov 4atLouisiana TechW 24–⁠2321308
Nov 11vs.UTEPW 45–⁠101606
Nov 18vs.ArmyW 52–⁠49224013
Nov 25atRiceW 30–⁠14217012
Dec 2atFlorida AtlanticL 17–⁠412805
Dec 16 ✦vs.TroyL 30–⁠50322014
2016 North Texas 4 games, 7 catches, 79 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.SMUL 21–⁠34236125
Oct 1vs.Middle TennesseeL 13–⁠30221116
Oct 8vs.MarshallW 38–⁠211505
Nov 12atWestern KentuckyL 7–⁠45217013

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

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