Receiver, South Carolina, 2017–⁠20

Shi Smith

Number
No. 13
Height
5′10″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Union, SC
Born
Oct 26, 1998

Shi Smith played receiver at South Carolina (2017–⁠20). The Carolina Panthers took Smith in round 6, No. 204 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
673
Receiving yards, 2018 (South Carolina, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 204
Round 6, 2021 NFL Draft (Carolina Panthers)

Career highs

12catches, career highat Florida, 2020156receiving yards, career highat Tennessee, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017South Carolina2940914.1353
2018South Carolina4567315.0453
2019South Carolina4348911.4275
2020South Carolina5562111.3436
Career1722,19212.71375

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017South Carolina5760
2018South Carolina1620
2019South Carolina122630
2020South Carolina3470
Career214480

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017South Carolina13WRFr.
2018South Carolina13WRSo.
2019South Carolina13WRJr.
2020South Carolina13WRSr.5′10″190

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
2017South Carolina390.8387th (n=507)0.5232.25%
2018South Carolina600.9193rd (n=497)0.5354.88%
2019South Carolina780.239th (n=499)0.5417.811%
2020South Carolina880.4030th (n=346)0.5534.815%

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

2020 South Carolina 9 games, 55 catches, 621 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 26vs.TennesseeL 27–⁠3110140129−4
Oct 3atFloridaL 24–⁠381285120–
Oct 10atVanderbiltW 41–⁠72340202
Oct 17vs.AuburnW 30–⁠22876132–
Oct 24atLSUL 24–⁠522680364
Nov 7vs.Texas A&ML 3–⁠487640246
Nov 14atOle MissL 42–⁠5910117136–
Nov 21vs.MissouriL 10–⁠171909–
Dec 5atKentuckyL 18–⁠41328012−2
2019 South Carolina 10 games, 43 catches, 489 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.North CarolinaL 20–⁠24555026–
Sep 7vs.Charleston SouthernW 72–⁠102130105
Sep 14vs.AlabamaL 23–⁠476901312
Sep 21atMissouriL 14–⁠34332012–
Sep 28vs.KentuckyW 24–⁠7230022–
Oct 12atGeorgiaW 20–⁠175140111
Oct 19vs.FloridaL 27–⁠38218014–
Oct 26atTennesseeL 21–⁠4111156175–
Nov 16atTexas A&ML 6–⁠30241041–
Nov 30vs.ClemsonL 3–⁠38540021–
2018 South Carolina 11 games, 45 catches, 673 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Coastal CarolinaW 49–⁠15461020–
Sep 8vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠4121107–
Sep 22atVanderbiltW 37–⁠145119152–
Sep 29atKentuckyL 10–⁠24440013–
Oct 6vs.MissouriW 37–⁠35332020–
Oct 13vs.Texas A&ML 23–⁠26351122–
Nov 3atOle MissW 48–⁠44382038–
Nov 10atFloridaL 31–⁠35224012–
Nov 17vs.ChattanoogaW 49–⁠9468153–
Nov 24atClemsonL 35–⁠569109129–
Dec 29 ✦vs.VirginiaL 0–⁠28676037–
2017 South Carolina 12 games, 29 catches, 409 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.NC StateW 35–⁠28323010–
Sep 9atMissouriW 31–⁠13422010–
Sep 16vs.KentuckyL 13–⁠23125025–
Sep 23vs.Louisiana TechW 17–⁠16114014–
Sep 30atTexas A&ML 17–⁠24386145–
Oct 7vs.ArkansasW 48–⁠2221609–
Oct 14atTennesseeW 15–⁠91404–
Oct 28vs.VanderbiltW 34–⁠27576136–
Nov 4atGeorgiaL 10–⁠24228022–
Nov 11vs.FloridaW 28–⁠20126026–
Nov 18vs.WoffordW 31–⁠10330013–
Jan 1 ✦vs.MichiganW 26–⁠19359153–

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2021 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 24–⁠27).

DrillPro day 2021
Height5′9½″
Weight186 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.46 s
10-yard split1.60 sW
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′3″
3-cone drill6.79 s
20-yard shuttle4.22 s

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).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 22 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Carolina Panthers561040
2022Carolina Panthers17222962
NFL career22284002

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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