Leland Smith
Leland Smith
Beats you over the top. Leland Smith has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt: 144 rec yds, 9 receptions against Air Force — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San José State | 43 | 695 | 16.2 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Purdue | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 49 | 767 | 15.7 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San José State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Purdue | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 31–28
vs Idaho
2 rec · 17 yds
Edged out Idaho at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
San José State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · San José State
Returning around him
- 59% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +1 net (17 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
San José State · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #109 · 2026 recruiting class #129
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dalevon Campbell’s 2023 season.
Matches Dalevon on
Differs from Dalevon on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Kahtero Summers’s path through Rhode Island.
Kahtero Summers
Matches Kahtero on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Hayden Eligon II's sophomore season at Northwestern (2025).
Matches Hayden on
Differs from Hayden on
Player DNA
Players who play like Leland Smith
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2024–2025+865%
Up 865% from first season to most-recent.