Durham Smythe

TE · Notre Dame 2017 · #80

Last confirmed: Notre Dame, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′5″ · 257 lb · Belton, TX

Durham Smythe: TE · Notre Dame · #80.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jordan LeggettClemson · 2014 · 85% season match
Andrew VollertSan José State · 2014 · 79% season match
Michael CooperIndiana · 2015 · 79% season match
Payne DurhamPurdue · 2019 · 76% season match
Nick EubanksMichigan · 2018 · 74% season match

Durham Smythe

TE · Notre Dame · #80

Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Fourth year in the Notre Dame receiving corps. A game that shows it: 52 receiving yards and 3 receptions against NC State — Week 9, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.

News and fans

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

Notre Dame in the news

BYU beats Notre Dame for first timeYahoo Sports Oct 18
Notre Dame releases depth chartFighting Irish Wire Oct 13
Notre Dame's apparel deal details revealedOct 9
BYU RB LJ Martin out 4-6 weeksOct 7

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Notre Dame	15	244	16.3	1
2016	Notre Dame	9	112	12.4	4
2015	Notre Dame	3	18	6.0	1
2014	Notre Dame	1	7	7.0	0
Career		28	381	13.6	6

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 49-16vs Temple	2	34	17.0	0	25
Wk 3	W 49-20@ Boston College	1	33	33.0	0	33
Wk 4	W 38-18@ Michigan State	1	21	21.0	0	21
Wk 6	W 33-10@ North Carolina	2	22	11.0	0	14
Wk 8	W 49-14vs No. 11 USC	1	20	20.0	0	20
Wk 9	W 35-14vs No. 14 NC State	3	52	17.3	1	25	Season-high 52 yds
Wk 10	W 48-37vs Wake Forest	2	36	18.0	0	23
Wk 11	L 8-41@ No. 7 Miami	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 13	L 20-38@ No. 20 Stanford	—	—	—	—	—
Bowl	W 21-17@ No. 16 LSU	2	10	5.0	0	5
Total		15	244	16.3	1	33

Signature game

Week 9 · 2017

W 35-14

vs NC State

3 rec · 52 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 21-point win at home against NC State.

With T. Newsome — 40.3 yards per punt · 6 punts · 47 long · J. Adams — 202 rush yds (27 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · NC State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.70Brandon Wimbush pass complete to Durham Smythe for 25 yds for a TD, (Justin Yoon KICK)
Week 11 · Miami · 2nd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +2.63Brandon Wimbush pass complete to Durham Smythe for 16 yds to the MiaFl 38 for a
Week 8 · USC · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.60Brandon Wimbush pass complete to Durham Smythe for 20 yds to the USC 33 for a
Week 4 · Michigan State · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.03Brandon Wimbush pass complete to Durham Smythe for 21 yds to the MchSt 14 for a
Week 1 · LSU · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.83Ian Book pass complete to Durham Smythe for 5 yds to the NDame 47 for a
Week 10 · Wake Forest · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.68Brandon Wimbush pass complete to Durham Smythe for 13 yds to the NDame 36 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Temple · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.30Brandon Wimbush pass complete to Durham Smythe for 9 yds to the NDame 36
Week 9 · NC State · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +1.28Brandon Wimbush pass complete to Durham Smythe for 16 yds to the NDame 31 for a
Week 1 · Temple · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.27Brandon Wimbush pass complete to Durham Smythe for 25 yds to the Temp 27 for a
Week 6 · North Carolina · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.14Ian Book pass complete to Durham Smythe for 8 yds to the NDame 37 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Brian Kelly — 32-19 over that span.

2014Notre Dame8-5HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

2015Notre Dame10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning

2016Notre Dame4-8HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

2017Notre Dame10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (93rd percentile). Strength: yards / catch (86th percentile). Concern: catch rate (10th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#50 / 709 · 93rd pct

22.2%

Yards / catch#98 / 709 · 86th pct

16.3

EPA / target#325 / 709 · 54th pct

0.53

TD rate#406 / 709 · 42nd pct

3.7%

Catch rate#639 / 709 · 10th pct

55.6%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#10 / 96 · 90th pct

16.3

Long catch#57 / 96 · 40th pct

Rec yards#63 / 96 · 35th pct

244

Rec TDs#68 / 96 · 22nd pct

Receptions#81 / 96 · 15th 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

2017 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	2.0	35.5	18.1	0.2
Road5g	1.0	18.4	20.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.6	24.0	17.4	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.4	24.8	17.8	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Brian Kelly

Pass share

38.8%

350 pass / 551 run

Plays / game

69.3

13 games

Team sack rate

7.2%

388 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

15 catches in 10 games

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

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Durham Smythe

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Notre Dame in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

15 catches in 10 games

Five seasons at Notre Dame, drafted

His moves

2013

2018