Conner Smith

WR · Louisiana Tech 2016 · #9

Last confirmed: Louisiana Tech, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′3″ · Covington, LA

Conner Smith: WR · Louisiana Tech · #9.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jehu ChessonMichigan · 2014 · 98% season match
Jordan AkinsUCF · 2014 · 95% season match
Eric KumahOld Dominion · 2019 · 95% season match
D.J. ThompsonSouthern Miss · 2014 · 93% season match
Greg WhiteNorth Texas · 2019 · 92% season match

Conner Smith

WR · Louisiana Tech · #9

Moves the chains on third down. This is his third year in the same receiving corps at Louisiana Tech. A game that shows it: 56 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Western Kentucky — Week 14, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Louisiana Tech	15	169	11.3
2015	Louisiana Tech	4	45	11.2
2014	Louisiana Tech	7	52	7.4
Career		26	266	10.2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 20-21@ Arkansas	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 2	W 53-24vs South Carolina State	2	14	7.0	0	8
Wk 4	L 34-38@ Middle Tennessee	1	23	23.0	0	23
Wk 5	W 28-7vs UTEP	1	19	19.0	0	19
Wk 7	W 56-28@ Massachusetts	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 9	W 61-16vs Rice	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 13	L 24-39@ Southern Miss	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 14	L 44-58@ Western Kentucky	4	56	14.0	0	21	Season-high 56 yds
Bowl	W 48-45@ Navy	4	34	8.5	0	19
Total		15	169	11.3	0	23

Signature game

Week 14 · 2016

L 44-58

at Western Kentucky

4 rec · 56 yds

With R. Higgins — 502 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 62.3 · C. Henderson — 9 rec · 202 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · UTEP · 2nd and 15 · Q2 · EPA +3.08Ryan Higgins pass complete to Conner Smith for 19 yds to the UTEP 48 for a
Week 4 · Middle Tennessee · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.49Ryan Higgins pass complete to Conner Smith for 23 yds to the LaTch 41 for a
Week 1 · Navy · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.48Ryan Higgins pass complete to Conner Smith for 19 yds to the Navy 37 for a
Week 2 · South Carolina State · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.17Ryan Higgins pass complete to Conner Smith for 8 yds to the LaTch 44 for a
Week 14 · Western Kentucky · 2nd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +1.95Ryan Higgins pass complete to Conner Smith for 21 yds to the WKent 21 for a
Week 14 · Western Kentucky · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.06Ryan Higgins pass complete to Conner Smith for 13 yds to the WKent 5 for a

4 more plays

Week 9 · Rice · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +1.06Ryan Higgins pass complete to Conner Smith for 10 yds to the LaTch 35 for a
Week 14 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.79Ryan Higgins pass complete to Conner Smith for 13 yds to the WKent 37 for a
Week 14 · Western Kentucky · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.71Ryan Higgins pass complete to Conner Smith for 9 yds to the LaTch 35
Week 7 · Massachusetts · 1st and 15 · Q1 · EPA +0.46Ryan Higgins pass complete to Conner Smith for 9 yds to the LaTch 22

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Skip Holtz — 27-14 over that span.

2014Louisiana Tech9-5HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced

2015Louisiana Tech9-4HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced

2016Louisiana Tech9-5HC: Skip Holtz · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: td rate (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#225 / 674 · 67th pct

0.62

Catch rate#226 / 674 · 66th pct

71.4%

Explosive rate#420 / 674 · 37th pct

9.5%

Yards / catch#428 / 674 · 36th pct

11.3

TD rate#558 / 674 · 9th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#387 / 524 · 25th pct

11.3

Receptions#450 / 524 · 12th pct

Rec yards#476 / 524 · 9th pct

169

Long catch#485 / 524 · 7th pct

Rec TDs#461 / 524 · 6th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home3g	1.3	14.3	12.0	0.0
Road5g	1.4	18.4	12.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.7	17.2	11.8	0.0
Weeks 8+3g	1.7	22.0	12.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Skip Holtz

Pass share

57.0%

543 pass / 409 run

Plays / game

68.0

14 games

Team sack rate

4.9%

577 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

15 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

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