Tight end, Boise State, 2018–⁠23

Riley Smith

Number
No. 3
Height
6′5″
Weight
236 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Saint Augustine, FL

Riley Smith played tight end at Boise State (2018–⁠23).

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2019 and 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Boise State1515510.3140
2021Boise State88610.8127
2022Boise State252148.6135
2023Boise State1111310.3132
Career595689.6440

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Boise State3TEYr 1
2020Boise State3TEYr 2
2021Boise State3TEYr 3
2022Boise State3TEYr 4
2023Boise State3TESr. (Yr 5)6′5″236

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
2020Boise State240.12––3.05%
2021Boise State90.94––8.5–
2022Boise State250.42––10.45%
2023Boise State130.38––4.9–

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 Boise State 9 games, 11 catches, 113 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 9vs.UCFL 16–⁠181808–
Sep 16vs.North DakotaW 42–⁠18117017–
Sep 22atSan Diego StateW 34–⁠311606–
Oct 7vs.San José StateW 35–⁠271212–
Oct 14atColorado StateL 30–⁠311808–
Oct 28vs.WyomingW 32–⁠7213011–
Nov 24vs.Air ForceW 27–⁠19232025–
Dec 2atUNLVW 44–⁠20132032–
Dec 16 ✦vs.UCLAL 22–⁠351−500–
2022 Boise State 10 games, 25 catches, 214 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atOregon StateL 17–⁠34429011–
Sep 9atNew MexicoW 31–⁠1441007–
Sep 30vs.San Diego StateW 35–⁠131707–
Oct 8vs.Fresno StateW 40–⁠20244035–
Oct 22atAir ForceW 19–⁠14321013–
Oct 29vs.Colorado StateW 49–⁠10220112–
Nov 5vs.BYUL 28–⁠31224023–
Nov 19atWyomingW 20–⁠17213011–
Dec 3vs.Fresno StateL 16–⁠28441022–
Dec 17 ✦vs.North TexasW 35–⁠321505–
2021 Boise State 7 games, 8 catches, 86 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atUCFL 31–⁠36111011–
Sep 10vs.UTEPW 54–⁠131707–
Sep 18vs.Oklahoma StateL 20–⁠211707–
Sep 25atUtah StateW 27–⁠3225017–
Oct 30atColorado StateW 28–⁠191707–
Nov 12vs.WyomingW 23–⁠13229127–
Nov 26atSan Diego StateL 16–⁠27–––––
2020 Boise State 7 games, 15 catches, 155 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 24vs.Utah StateW 42–⁠13116016–
Oct 31atAir ForceW 49–⁠30––––35
Nov 6vs.BYUL 17–⁠51539015–
Nov 12vs.Colorado StateW 52–⁠2115151
Nov 21atHawai’iW 40–⁠32227021–
Dec 12atWyomingW 17–⁠9210010–
Dec 19vs.San José StateL 20–⁠34458040–
2019 Boise State 1 game, 2 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 16vs.New MexicoW 42–⁠9–––––

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

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