DeAndre Smelter

WR · Georgia Tech 2014 · #15

Last confirmed: Georgia Tech, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′3″ · Macon, GA

DeAndre Smelter: WR · Georgia Tech · #15.

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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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DeAndre Smelter

WR · Georgia Tech · #15

Beats you over the top. On tape: 132 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Wofford, Week 1, 2014.

How he plays

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

News and fans

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

Georgia Tech in the news

Georgia Tech releases depth chartSports Illustrated Oct 20

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2014	Georgia Tech	35	715	20.4	7
Career		35	715	20.4	7

Season	Team
2014	Georgia Tech	3	103
Career		3	103

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2014 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-19vs Wofford	5	132	26.4	2	71	Season-high 132 yds
Wk 3	W 42-38vs Georgia Southern	4	106	26.5	1	57
Wk 4	W 27-24@ Virginia Tech	5	101	20.2	1	31
Wk 7	L 25-31vs Duke	2	21	10.5	0	12
Wk 8	L 43-48@ North Carolina	2	58	29.0	1	46
Wk 9	W 56-28@ Pittsburgh	2	44	22.0	0	26
Wk 10	W 35-10vs Virginia	4	107	26.8	1	65
Wk 11	W 56-23@ NC State	3	25	8.3	0	15
Wk 12	W 28-6vs No. 18 Clemson	5	77	15.4	1	19
Wk 14	W 30-24@ No. 8 Georgia	3	44	14.7	0	17
Total		35	715	20.4	7	71

Signature game

Week 1 · 2014

W 38-19

vs Wofford

5 rec · 132 yds · 2 TD

With J. Thomas — 282 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.7 · 71 rush yds (13 car) · B. Snoddy — 1 rec · 65 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · North Carolina · 1st and 25 · Q4 · EPA +7.10DeAndre Smelter run for 75 yds for a TD, (Justin Thomas failed )
Week 1 · Wofford · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +5.78Justin Thomas pass complete to DeAndre Smelter for 71 yds for a TD, (Harrison Butker KICK)
Week 3 · Georgia Southern · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +5.49Justin Thomas pass complete to DeAndre Smelter for 57 yds for a TD, (Harrison Butker KICK)
Week 4 · Virginia Tech · 4th and 15 · Q4 · EPA +4.10Justin Thomas pass complete to DeAndre Smelter for 19 yds to the VTech 31 for a
Week 8 · North Carolina · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +3.82Justin Thomas pass complete to DeAndre Smelter for 46 yds for a TD, (Harrison Butker KICK)
Week 10 · Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.72Justin Thomas pass complete to DeAndre Smelter for 65 yds to the Virg 6 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 22 · Q2 · EPA +3.67Justin Thomas pass complete to DeAndre Smelter for 22 yds to the GeoSo 47 for a
Week 4 · Virginia Tech · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.42Thomas to Smelter: a 31-yard touchdown pass.
Week 12 · Clemson · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.34Justin Thomas pass complete to DeAndre Smelter for 19 yds to the Clem 45 for a
Week 3 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.30Justin Thomas pass complete to DeAndre Smelter for 18 yds to the GeoSo 37 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Georgia Tech11-3HC: Paul Johnson · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (98th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (98th percentile). Concern: catch rate (25th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#15 / 713 · 98th pct

1.07

Yards / catch#16 / 713 · 98th pct

20.1

TD rate#58 / 713 · 92nd pct

10.7%

Explosive rate#265 / 713 · 62nd pct

12.5%

Catch rate#537 / 713 · 25th pct

60.7%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#17 / 556 · 97th pct

20.4

Rec TDs#49 / 556 · 89th pct

Rush yards#35 / 270 · 87th pct

103

Rush TDs#21 / 270 · 85th pct

Rec yards#98 / 556 · 82nd pct

715

Long catch#99 / 556 · 82nd pct

Receptions#222 / 556 · 59th 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

2014 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.0	88.6	21.1	1.0
Road5g	3.0	54.4	18.8	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	4.0	90.0	20.9	1.0
Weeks 8+6g	3.2	59.2	19.4	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2014 season

Head Coach

Paul Johnson

Pass share

20.4%

201 pass / 784 run

Plays / game

70.4

14 games

Team sack rate

4.6%

217 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2014

35 catches and 3 carries in 10 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

DeAndre Smelter

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Georgia Tech in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

35 catches and 3 carries in 10 games

Two seasons at Georgia Tech, drafted

2015