Receiver, Boston College, 2014–⁠17

Thadd Smith

Lettered 2015–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 18
Height
5′9″
Weight
180 lb
Hometown
Yeadon, PA

Thadd Smith played receiver at Boston College (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

99receiving yards, career highat Duke, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Boston College1723313.7266
2016Boston College4246.0012
2017Boston College14242.0142
Career2229913.6366

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Boston College9566.2018
2016Boston College242.004
2017Boston College372958.0276
Career483557.4276

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Boston College18WR
2015Boston College18WR
2016Boston College18WR
2017Boston College18WR5′9″180

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015Boston College330.6671st (n=465)0.5321.65%–
2016Boston College70.35––2.4––
2017Boston College410.2814th (n=507)0.5211.44%0.12

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Boston College 13 games, 295 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atNorthern IllinoisW 23–⁠20––––55
Sep 9vs.Wake ForestL 10–⁠34––––46
Sep 16vs.Notre DameL 20–⁠49––––−3
Sep 23atClemsonL 7–⁠34––––6
Sep 30vs.Central MichiganW 28–⁠8––––−5
Oct 7vs.Virginia TechL 10–⁠23––––38
Oct 14atLouisvilleW 45–⁠4214214222
Oct 21atVirginiaW 41–⁠10––––79
Oct 27vs.Florida StateW 35–⁠3––––6
Nov 11vs.NC StateL 14–⁠17––––26
Nov 18vs.UConnW 39–⁠16––––6
Nov 25atSyracuseW 42–⁠14––––11
Dec 27 ✦vs.IowaL 20–⁠27––––8
2016 Boston College 4 games, 4 catches, 24 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 17atVirginia TechL 0–⁠49214012–
Sep 24vs.WagnerW 42–⁠1021005–
Oct 1vs.BuffaloW 35–⁠3––––4
Nov 5vs.LouisvilleL 7–⁠52––––0
2015 Boston College 11 games, 17 catches, 233 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.MaineW 24–⁠311601626
Sep 12vs.HowardW 76–⁠0–––––
Sep 18vs.Florida StateL 0–⁠14––––8
Sep 26vs.Northern IllinoisW 17–⁠141170173
Oct 3atDukeL 7–⁠9299166–
Oct 10vs.Wake ForestL 0–⁠3190913
Oct 17atClemsonL 17–⁠34117017–
Oct 24atLouisvilleL 14–⁠174400286
Nov 7vs.NC StateL 8–⁠24318180
Nov 21vs.Notre DameL 16–⁠193808–
Nov 28atSyracuseL 17–⁠201909–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height5′8⅜″
Weight167 lb
Arm length29¼″
Hand size8⅞″
40-yard dash4.51 s
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press10 reps
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.43 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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