Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 10 yds |
#8
KK Smith
Junior wide receiver for Michigan State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 180 lb · Frisco, TX · Reedy
Transferred Notre Dame → Michigan State for 2026
The numbers
10
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 10 yds, vs Toledo
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior wide receiver for Michigan State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2023.
- Transferred from Notre Dame to Michigan State in 2026.
KK Smith
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Marcus Freeman and Pat Fitzgerald. The receipt on tape: 10 rec yds, 1 receptions against Toledo, Week 1, 2026.
10 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Notre Dame3-star out of Frisco Reedy
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Michigan State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jonathan Smith → Pat Fitzgerald. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan State
2025Notre Dame
2026Michigan State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 8 | 123 | 15.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 171 | 14.2 | 2 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Toledo
1 rec · 10 yds
With A. Milivojevic — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.3 · -5 rush yds (6 car) · C. Mccray — 4 rush yds (1 car)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Michigan State2-1HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 10.0 YDS/g, 10.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
39.4%
78 pass / 120 run
Plays / game
66.0
3 games
Team sack rate
10.1%
89 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
Transfer wide receiver from Notre Dame has two seasons of eligibility remaining . . . played in 17 games for the Fighting Irish from 2023-25 . . . caught 11 passes for 161 yards and two TDs at UND. 2025 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT NOTRE DAME): Played in 10 games for a total of 107 snaps on…
The receiver room · Michigan State
- #13Chrishon Mccray330 receiving yards · 2025
- #8KK Smith123 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Rodney Bullard Jr.119 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Bryson Williams8 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Charles Taplin8 receiving yards · 2025
10 more on the roster · Michigan State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology