Ohio State · L 3-56
No catches.
Liberty · L 15-51
No catches.
Kent State · L 13-26
No catches.
Bowling Green · W 32-31
No catches.
Smith has catches in 4 of Ball State’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 4, middle 3, right 8.
Jabari Smith
The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Chad Lunsford, Zach Kittley and Mike Uremovich. One game to point at: 72 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Stony Brook — Week 2, 2026.
212 receiving yards · 21 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 21 | 212 | 10.1 | 2 | 33 |
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 15 | 166 | 11.1 | 3 | 37 |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 17 | 296 | 17.4 | 3 | 76 |
| Career | 53 | 674 | 12.7 | 8 | 76 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 8 |
Last game (Wk 8): 16 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 1 | 23 | Season-high 72 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 24-39vs Toledo | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 1 | 33 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-45@ Northwestern | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-17vs Sacramento State | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 21 | 212 | 10.1 | 2 | 33 |
2 catches for 16 yards. Ball State threw to him on 2 of its 26 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 34-17 win.
8-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 64 yards. Ball State threw to him on 9 of its 47 passes. 54 of the 64 came before halftime.
15-yard catch on 3rd and 12. Second quarter, down 31-7. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 60 yards and a touchdown.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 6 catches for 68 yards, the box score 6 for 60, so no play is placed until they agree.
6 catches for 72 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. Ball State threw to him on 6 of its 32 passes. 47 of the 72 came before halftime.
9-yard catch on 3rd and 15. First quarter, tied 0-0.
23-yard touchdown on 3rd and 13. Second quarter, made it 14-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 2 · 2026
W 41-17
vs Stony Brook
The plays that mattered most
415th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2611% of team targetsCatch rate
81%21 of 26 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
81% catch rate on 26 targets · 11% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 49.3 | 10.0 | 0.7 |
| Road1g | 7.0 | 64.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.3 | 65.3 | 10.4 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Pass share
49.2%
250 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
63.5
8 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
281 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
More catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
The No. 1,789 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 20 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Tom Herman, Zach Kittley and Mike Uremovich.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Ball State
