Receiver, SMU (from East Carolina), 2024–⁠26

Yannick Smith

Number
No. 3
Height
6′3″
Weight
207 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Summerville, SC

Yannick Smith plays receiver for SMU, after East Carolina (2024–⁠25). Last time out, against Virginia: 5 catches, 87 yards.

2026 so far

19 catches, 318 yards, 2 TD

Last game: 5 catches, 87 yards vs. Virginia, W 23–⁠13

Next game: vs. California, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 107@FSU
  2. 44UCD
  3. 50@LOU
  4. 30BC
  5. 87UVA

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. BYU, 2025146receiving yards, career highvs. BYU, 20252receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Temple, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024East Carolina2543417.4352
2025East Carolina4458313.3559
2026SMU1931816.7279
Career881,33515.21079

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024East Carolina3WRFr.
2025East Carolina3WRSo.
2026SMU3WRJr.6′3″207

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
2024East Carolina291.23––35.65%
2025East Carolina510.8294th (n=1040)0.4641.66%
2026SMU200.6880th (n=829)0.4313.77%

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

2026 SMU 5 games, 19 catches, 318 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7atFlorida StateW 27–⁠245107179–
Sep 12vs.UC DavisW 56–⁠10144144–
Sep 19atLouisvilleL 31–⁠41350028–
Oct 3vs.Boston CollegeW 25–⁠16530013–
Oct 17vs.VirginiaW 23–⁠13587059–
2025 East Carolina 10 games, 44 catches, 583 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 28atNC StateL 17–⁠24544022–
Sep 6vs.CampbellW 56–⁠3567025–
Sep 13atCoastal CarolinaW 38–⁠0425211–
Sep 20vs.BYUL 13–⁠349146038–
Sep 25vs.ArmyW 28–⁠6356027–
Oct 9atTulaneL 19–⁠26332015–
Oct 16vs.TulsaW 41–⁠271404–
Nov 1atTempleW 45–⁠145100259–
Nov 8vs.CharlotteW 48–⁠22659119–
Nov 15vs.MemphisW 31–⁠27350039–
2024 East Carolina 10 games, 25 catches, 434 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Norfolk StateW 42–⁠3343017–
Sep 14vs.App StateL 19–⁠21129029–
Sep 28vs.UTSAW 30–⁠20135035–
Oct 5atCharlotteL 24–⁠551606–
Oct 19atArmyL 28–⁠451909−3
Oct 26vs.TempleW 56–⁠34116116–
Nov 14atTulsaW 38–⁠31462027–
Nov 23atNorth TexasW 40–⁠287112141–
Nov 29vs.NavyL 20–⁠34366152–
Dec 28 ✦vs.NC StateW 26–⁠213560307

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

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