Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 30-21@ Arizona State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 6 yds |
Dennis Smith
Last confirmed: Eastern Michigan, 2022. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 194 lb · Gaffney, SC · Lone Star
Dennis Smith: WR · Eastern Michigan · #5.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dennis Smith
Moves the chains on third down. Dennis Smith has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 6 receiving yards and 1 reception against Arizona State — Week 3, 2022.
How he plays
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | Duke | 15 | 218 | 14.5 | 1 |
| Career | 20 | 306 | 15.3 | 1 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 3 · 2022
W 30-21
Teams and coaches
2020Duke2-9HC: David Cutcliffe · Balanced
2021Eastern Michigan7-6HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Eastern Michigan9-4HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 6.0 YDS/g, 6.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
44.5%
392 pass / 489 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
1 catch in 1 game
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons, two schools
- 2022 Eastern Michigan CreightonYear 4 · 1 game
- 2021 Eastern Michigan CreightonYear 3 · 3 games
- 2020 Duke CutcliffeYear 2 · 6 games
- 2019 Duke CutcliffeYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Eastern Michigan in 2020 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,432 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Eastern Michigan in the 2020 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Duke and Eastern Michigan, 306 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2020 6 games
- Signed with Eastern Michigan3-star out of Lone Star
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coaches2019–2020
Duke
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: David Cutcliffe and Chris Creighton.