Senior tight end for Temple. 2023: 25 catches, 287 receiving yards, 4 TD.
6′5″ · 230 lb · Davie, FL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 tight end for Temple. 2023: 25 catches, 287 receiving yards, 4 TD.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJordan Smith
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Jordan Smith has been at Temple through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 50 rec yds, 3 receptions against Navy — Week 10, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Temple, 819 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Stan Drayton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: td rate (91st percentile). Concern: explosive rate (28th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 37.8 | 15.1 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 34.0 | 8.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 28.2 | 10.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 43.5 | 12.9 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs Akron | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-48@ Tulsa | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 6 | L 34-49vs UTSA | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-45@ North Texas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 32-18vs Navy | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 2 | 22 | Season-high 50 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 23-27@ South Florida | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-34@ UAB | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-45vs Memphis | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 25 | |
| Total | 25 | 287 | 11.7 | 4 | 25 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Trey Knox’s 2022 season.
Matches Trey on
Differs from Trey on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tommy Tremble’s path through Notre Dame.
Matches Tommy on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Trey Knox's junior season at Arkansas (2022).
Matches Trey on
Player DNA