Last confirmed: Ohio State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · Akron, OH · East Mississippi C.C.
Corey Smith: WR · Ohio State · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Corey Smith
Moves the chains on third down. This is his third year in the same receiving corps at Ohio State. One game to point at: 27 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Clemson — Bowl, 2016.
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ohio State | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2015 | Ohio State | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 |
| 2014 | Ohio State | 20 | 255 | 12.8 | 0 |
| Career | 31 | 351 | 11.3 | 0 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ohio State | -- | -- | −9 |
| 2015 | Ohio State | -- | -- | -- |
| 2014 | Ohio State | 1 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 3 | −9 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 77-10vs Bowling Green | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 62-3vs No. 9 Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | W 62-3@ Maryland | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
 Bowl | L 0-31@ No. 3 Clemson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 18 |
Bowl · 2016
L 0-31
vs Clemson · neutral site
2 rec · 27 yds
With C. Johnston — 49.7 yards per punt · 7 punts · 61 long · C. Samuel — 67 rush yds (6 car) · 9 rec · 43 yds
3 seasons under Urban Meyer — 37-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Urban Meyer
Pass share
41.5%
407 pass / 573 run
Plays / game
75.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
441 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Ohio State, 351 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Urban Meyer.
