Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-48@ Alabama | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-17@ Old Dominion | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 27 yds |
| Total | 5 | 36 | 6.8 | 0 | 15 |
#8
Ismael Smith Flores
Senior tight end for East Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 255 lb · Crowley, TX · Arlington Seguin
The numbers
36
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 27 yds, at Old Dominion
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior tight end for East Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Nebraska in 2023.
- Transferred from Nebraska to Texas-Rio Grande Valley in 2025.
Ismael Smith Flores
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Matt Rhule and Blake Harrell. The receipt: 27 rec yds, 3 receptions against Old Dominion — Week 3, 2026.
36 REC YDS · 5 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Nebraska3-star out of Arlington Martin
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
East Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Nebraska | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 20–17
at Old Dominion
3 rec · 27 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With T. O'Halloran — 48.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · T. Engleman Jr. — 99 rush yds (16 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +27 receiving yards, +3 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced
2026East Carolina1-2HC: Blake Harrell · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 18.0 YDS/g, 6.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Pass share
43.5%
77 pass / 100 run
Plays / game
59.0
3 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
88 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
Mid-year transfer from UTRGV who, enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2026 … Earned first varsity letter in 2025 … Appeared in 14 career games making nine starts (all at UTRGV) … Signed with Nebraska out of high school and was a member of the 2023 and 2024 Huskers team where he played…
The tight end room · East Carolina
- #6Kanen Hamlett142 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Gage Realeno box-score line yet
- #8Ismael Smith Flores2 games · 2026
- #45Mason Brownno box-score line yet
- #86Kaleb Morrowno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · East Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology