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Heisman / Players / Jeyquan Smith /South Florida

Jeyquan Smith

WR · South Florida · Jr · #19

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

151 REC YDS · 11 REC · 0 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to South Florida for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to South Florida for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · South Florida

Returning around him

  • 100% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +10 net (44 in / 34 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

South Florida · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #61 · 2026 recruiting class #65

WR · SOUTH FLORIDA · AMERICAN ATHLETIC

Jeyquan Smith

  • 3
  • #19
  • 5-10 | 185 lb
  • San Bernardino, CA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

20

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 59th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#4910

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP WR AWARD

Biletnikoff

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 1 · 2-deep

R02 · Deep reserve

Deep reserve. In the program, working up the two-deep.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#627 national
CFB
College
South Florida
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Heisman futures · live sportsbook odds

#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books

+10009.1% implied

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionWR
Class3
Jersey19
Measurements5-10 | 185 lb
HometownSan Bernardino, CA
Primary teamSouth Florida

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 627 recruit
Composite rating 0.8789 HighSchool
Signed with -- 2023
Origin Cajon San Bernardino, CA, USA
Class Profile Context
2023 3-star | 0.8789 No. 627 recruit | HighSchool

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#4910Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#5374Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to —

Composite

0.8789

#627 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Jeyquan Smith

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Jeyquan Smith

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the receiving totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 8g
151Rec yards
11Receptions
0Rec TDs
Per game
18.9Rec yards
1Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
245.4Rec yards
18Receptions
0Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 151): needs 109.8/game over remaining 5.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 151): needs 169.8/game over remaining 5.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 11): needs 9.8/game over remaining 5.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 11): needs 13.8/game over remaining 5.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 1.6/game over remaining 5.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 2/game over remaining 5.

What made this player interesting

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Jeyquan Smith's story is about how role and output meet each other. For South Florida, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.

Current place #4910 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 3.5% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Development arc 56 return yds

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

WR season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Receptions 11 0 rec TD | #559/1110 (50th pct)
Receiving yards 151 13.7 per catch | #535/1107 (52nd pct)
Scrimmage yards 151 Total offensive yardage | #535/1107 (52nd pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
11 50th
YDS
151 52nd
YPR
13.7 65th
TD
0 45th

Returns

KR YDS
56 49th
KR AVG
18.7 43rd

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 4W 63-14vs South Carolina State
Wk 6W 54-26vs Charlotte11313.0013
Wk 7W 63-36@ North Texas144.004
Wk 8W 48-13vs Florida Atlantic
Wk 12L 38-41@ Navy14242.0042
Wk 13W 48-18@ UAB11111.0011
Wk 14W 52-3vs Rice22010.0010
BowlL 10-24vs Old Dominion56112.2020
Total1115115.4042
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2023South Florida7-6HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2025South Florida9-4HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025South Florida1115113.70--
2023South Florida----------
Career2 loaded seasons1115113.70--
SeasonTeam
2025South Florida----56----
2023South Florida----------
Career2 loaded seasons----56----
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Usage 3.5% 8.6% pass-game share | #562/1137 (51st pct)
Return yards 56 0 return TD | #122/238 (49th pct)
Touchdowns 0 Across offense and returns | #615/1111 (45th pct)
Open full stat explorer
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 11 #559/1110 50th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 151 #535/1107 52nd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 0 #615/1111 45th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 13.7 #389/1106 65th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Kick return yards 56 #122/238 49th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 8.6% #562/1137 51st pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 42 #407/1105 63rd pct Metricvs FBS WR
Returns Kick return avg 18.7 #135/236 43rd pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Kick returns 3 #108/243 56th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 6.6% #516/1137 55th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 4.0% #732/1137 36th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 3.8% #676/1137 41st pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 3.5% #684/1137 40th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 2.8% #768/1137 33rd pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 2.4% #787/1137 31st pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 0.0% #391/1137 66th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home5g1.618.811.70.0
Road3g1.019.019.00.0

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins6g0.88.09.50.0
Losses2g3.051.527.10.0

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-74g1.819.59.70.0
Weeks 8+4g1.018.221.00.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

20Below cohort
5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: receptions (0th).

Yards / catch#228 / 558 · 59th pct
13.7rece
Long catch#350 / 558 · 36th pct
42rece
Rec yards#516 / 558 · 8th pct
151rece
Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct
0rece
Receptions#559 / 558 · 0th pct
11rece

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · WR · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 5 metrics
Jeyquan SmithSouth FloridaJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 45% simMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 44% simKevin Coleman Jr.Missouri· 43% sim
Yards / catch
59
Smith
15
Gibson
9
III
28
Jr.
Long catch
36
Smith
56
Gibson
16
III
56
Jr.
Rec yards
8
Smith
74
Gibson
70
III
84
Jr.
Rec TDs
7
Smith
7
Gibson
24
III
24
Jr.
Receptions
0
Smith
92
Gibson
92
III
94
Jr.

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Alex Golesh

Pass share

44.8%

404 pass / 498 run

Plays / game

69.4

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

5.8%

291 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
Alex Golesh
South Florida
2025
Alex Golesh
South Florida

Played his entire career under Alex Golesh.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownSan Bernardino, CA
Height5'10"
Weight185 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey19

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 South Florida WR3 #4910 #5374 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | American Athletic
2023 South Florida WR3 #4911 #5069 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | American Athletic

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 South Florida American Athletic WR 3 No. 19 | 5-10 | 185 lb | San Bernardino, CA
2024 South Florida American Athletic WR 3 No. 19 | 5-10 | 185 lb | San Bernardino, CA
2023 South Florida American Athletic WR 3 No. 19 | 5-10 | 185 lb | San Bernardino, CA