#80

Kaleb Smith

WR · Virginia Tech · Sr. · #80

Virginia Tech 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Kaleb Smith

WR · Virginia Tech · Sr · #80

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Virginia Tech
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
J.C. Price
Virginia Tech
2022
Virginia Tech
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: J.C. Price → Brent Pry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Virginia Tech6-7HC: J.C. Price · Run-heavy
2022Virginia Tech3-8HC: Brent Pry · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Virginia Tech3767418.23--
2021Virginia Tech2026013.02--
Career5793416.45--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2022

W 23–22

at Liberty

1 rec · 5 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Beats you over the top.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Deep Threat

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

WR

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jonathan Mingo’s 2022 season.

Ole Miss · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 2 · Pk 8
#2

James Bostic

Ohio · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 18
77%
#3

Joseph Ngata

Clemson · 2021

76%
#4

Jeremiah Hunter

California · 2021

73%
#5

Jayden Thomas

Notre Dame · 2022

72%

Matches Jonathan on

TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)

Differs from Jonathan on

Reception volume (lower)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Cary Angeline’s path through NC State.

Cary Angeline

100%match

NC State · 2020

#2

Seth Williams

Auburn · 2020

99%
#3

Jayden Thomas

Notre Dame · 2023

99%
#4

Antonio Nunn

Buffalo · 2020

All-MAC
98%
#5

Ryan Wingo

Texas · 2025

96%

Matches Cary on

Yards per reception
202020212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to J.Michael Sturdivant's junior season at UCLA (2023).

UCLA · 2023

#2

Jonathan Mingo

Ole Miss · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 2 · Pk 8
80%
#3

James Bostic

Ohio · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 18
79%
#4

Markus Allen

Eastern Michigan · 2024

76%
#5

Bryson Green

Wisconsin · 2023

76%

Matches J.Michael on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Height

Player DNA

Players who play like Kaleb Smith

#1

Jayden Thomas

Notre Dame · 2022

99%
#2

Ryan Wingo

Texas · 2024

96%
#3

Bub Means

Louisiana Tech · 2021

95%
#4

Jonathan Mingo

Ole Miss · 2021

95%
#5

Rashod Owens

Oklahoma State · 2021

90%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books

+10009.1% implied

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
2602021
6742022

+159%

Up 159% from first season to most-recent.