Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | W 19-8@ UTEP | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-27vs New Mexico State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-21vs Missouri State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
#16
Eric Smith
Sophomore wide receiver on Liberty's 2026 roster.
5′9″ · 170 lb · Richmond, VA · Varina HS
All-ConferenceReturning to Liberty for 2026
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 1362 nationally · Signed with Liberty
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver on Liberty's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Liberty in 2024.
Eric Smith
In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-MAC.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- recognition record
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
2024
- Signed with Liberty3-star out of Varina
20253 games
- All-MACthird
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Liberty
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Liberty4-8HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Box-score rates
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
All-Conference
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Liberty | 6 | 22 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 22 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Liberty
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Liberty
Returning around him
- 38% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +6 net (26 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Liberty · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #79 · 2026 recruiting class #109
Background
2025 (So.): Saw playing time in six games Played in six of the last seven games of the season Finished the season with six rushing attempts for 22 yards Three carries for 17 yards at UTEP Two carries at New Mexico State Five-yard carry against Missouri State 2024 (Fr.): Redshirted Did not see any...
The receiver room · Liberty
- #3Jamari Person315 receiving yards · 2025
- #10Jon Monteiro40 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Bryce Randolph18 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Makai Jackson15 receiving yards · 2025
- #16Eric Smith3 games · 2025
8 more on the roster · Liberty team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology