Kwadarrius Smith

WR · Akron 2018 · #3

Last confirmed: Akron, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′9″ · 165 lb · Orlando, FL

Kwadarrius Smith: WR · Akron · #3.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Papi WhiteOhio · 2017 · 89% season match
Jaylen DixonUtah · 2018 · 88% season match
Robert LewisWashington State · 2016 · 82% season match
Renard BellWashington State · 2017 · 81% season match
KaVontae TurpinTCU · 2018 · 80% season match

Kwadarrius Smith

WR · Akron · Sr · #3

Beats you over the top. This is his third year in the same receiving corps at Akron. One game to point at: 115 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Northern Illinois — Week 10, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

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

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Akron in the news

Former Akron assistant Chuck Amato dies at 80Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	Akron	33	538	16.3	3
2017	Akron	34	726	21.4	7
2016	Akron	6	147	24.5	1
Career		73	1,411	19.3	11

Season	Team
2018	Akron	8	24	--
2017	Akron	--	--	--
2016	Akron	--	--	12
Career		8	24	12

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 41-7vs Morgan State	1	35	35.0	1	35
Wk 3	W 39-34@ Northwestern	6	90	15.0	0	40
Wk 4	L 13-26@ Iowa State	1	13	13.0	0	13
Wk 6	L 17-41vs Miami (OH)	4	55	13.8	0	27
Wk 8	W 24-23@ Kent State	2	26	13.0	0	20
Wk 9	W 17-10vs Central Michigan	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 10	L 26-36vs Northern Illinois	4	115	28.8	2	51	Season-high 115 yds
Wk 11	L 7-27@ Eastern Michigan	2	22	11.0	0	19
Wk 12	L 6-21vs Bowling Green	3	37	12.3	0	21
Wk 13	L 28-49@ Ohio	3	64	21.3	0	33
Wk 14	L 3-28@ South Carolina	6	69	11.5	0	17
Total		33	538	16.3	3	51

Signature game

Week 10 · 2018

L 26-36

vs Northern Illinois

4 rec · 115 yds · 2 TD

With N. Gasser — 39.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20 · K. Nelson — 299 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Morgan State · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +4.46Kato Nelson pass complete to Kwadarrius Smith for 35 yds for a TD (Nick Gasser KICK)
Week 10 · Northern Illinois · 3rd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +4.34Kato Nelson pass complete to Kwadarrius Smith for 45 yds to the NoIll 33 for a
Week 10 · Northern Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.40Kato Nelson pass complete to Kwadarrius Smith for 51 yds to the NoIll 24 for a
Week 13 · Ohio · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.37Kato Nelson pass complete to Kwadarrius Smith for 33 yds to the Ohio 46 for a
Week 3 · Northwestern · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.32Kato Nelson pass complete to Kwadarrius Smith for 40 yds to the Nwest 11 for a
Week 10 · Northern Illinois · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.90Kato Nelson pass complete to Kwadarrius Smith for 13 yds for a TD (Nick Gasser KICK)

4 more plays

Week 6 · Miami (OH) · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA −2.75Kwadarrius Smith run for a loss of 4 yards to the Akron 49 Kwadarrius Smith fumbled, recovered by MiaOh Dean Lemon
Week 10 · Northern Illinois · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.53Alex Ramart pass complete to Kwadarrius Smith for 6 yds for a TD (Nick Gasser PAT BLOCKED)
Week 13 · Ohio · 2nd and 20 · Q2 · EPA +2.29Kato Nelson pass complete to Kwadarrius Smith for 16 yds to the Ohio 30
Week 8 · Kent State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.19Kato Nelson pass complete to Kwadarrius Smith for 20 yds to the Akron 40 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Terry Bowden, all balanced offenses — 16-22 over that span.

2016Akron5-7HC: Terry Bowden · Balanced

2017Akron7-7HC: Terry Bowden · Balanced

2018Akron4-8HC: Terry Bowden · Balanced

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (83rd percentile). Concern: catch rate (6th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#98 / 702 · 86th pct

16.3

Explosive rate#300 / 702 · 57th pct

12.7%

TD rate#370 / 702 · 47th pct

4.8%

EPA / target#466 / 702 · 34th pct

0.40

Catch rate#659 / 702 · 6th pct

52.4%

Box-score rates (8)

Yards / catch#94 / 550 · 83rd pct

16.3

Rec yards#192 / 550 · 65th pct

538

Rush yards#96 / 277 · 64th pct

Receptions#237 / 550 · 56th pct

Long catch#245 / 550 · 54th pct

Rec TDs#215 / 550 · 54th pct

Rush TDs#64 / 277 · 39th pct

Fumbles lost#91 / 223 · 37th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

90th → 34th percentile

Explosive rate

81st → 57th percentile

Catch rate

26th → 6th percentile

TD rate

95th → 47th percentile

Yards / catch

98th → 86th percentile

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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.6	50.8	20.4	0.6
Road6g	3.3	47.3	14.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	3.0	48.2	19.2	0.2
Weeks 8+7g	3.0	49.3	15.7	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Terry Bowden

Pass share

49.2%

377 pass / 389 run

Plays / game

63.8

12 games

Team sack rate

8.1%

431 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

33 catches and 8 carries in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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