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Jordan Smart

WR · Arkansas State · Sr. · #9

Returning to Arkansas State for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jordan Smart

WR · Arkansas State · Sr · #9

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
3 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
Arkansas State
2023
Arkansas State
2024
Arkansas State
2025
Arkansas State

Played his entire career under Butch Jones.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022North Texas7-7HC: Seth Littrell · Run-leaning
2023North Texas5-7HC: Eric Morris · Balanced, fast tempo
2024Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Arkansas State7-6HC: Butch Jones · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Arkansas State133.00--
2024Ole Miss13434.00--
2023North Texas1923012.11--
2022North Texas2133115.81--
Career4259814.22--
SeasonTeam
2025Arkansas State----------
2024Ole Miss----------
2023North Texas----------
2022North Texas1446----
Career1446----

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Arkansas State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Arkansas State

Returning around him

  • 59% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -13 net (24 in / 37 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Arkansas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #88 · 2026 recruiting class #84

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jordan Brown’s 2023 season.

Jordan Brown

93%match

Texas Tech · 2023

All-AACNFL Rd 7
#2

Jeremiah Knight

UL Monroe · 2022

91%
#3

Chandler Speights

Texas State · 2020

88%
#4

DeMeer Blankumsee

Toledo · 2021

85%
#5

Jerjuan Newton

Toledo · 2021

84%

Matches Jordan on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
TD rate

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Josh Palmer’s path through Tennessee.

Josh Palmer

100%match

Tennessee · 2020

#2

Marlon Williams

UCF · 2020

All-AAC
100%
#3

Colton Dowell

UT Martin · 2022

NFL Rd 7
99%
#4

Dillon Stoner

Oklahoma State · 2020

98%
#5

Ben Ratzlaff

Houston Christian · 2020

98%

Matches Josh on

Yards per reception
20222023

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jamaal Bell's sophomore season at Nevada (2021).

Jamaal Bell

85%match

Nevada · 2021

#2

Kyre Duplessis

Coastal Carolina · 2023

84%
#3

Mike Sainristil

Michigan · 2021

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 2 · Pk 18
84%
#4

Will Pauling

Cincinnati · 2022

All-Big Ten
82%
#5

Jerjuan Newton

Toledo · 2021

All-MAC
82%

Matches Jamaal on

Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate

Player DNA

Players who play like Jordan Smart

#1

Ben Ford

Boise State · 2025

98%
#2

Calvin Jackson Jr.

Washington State · 2021

95%
#3

Isaiah Sategna

Arkansas · 2023

91%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #3792

Final rank
#4532
Avg #4243.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #3792 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
3312022
2302023
34.02024
3.02025

-99%

Sharp dropoff (-99%) — career inflection point.