Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 52-38vs Purdue | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 27 | Season-high 59 yds |
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Leland Smith
Senior wide receiver for UCLA. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 218 lb · Houston, TX · Strake Jesuit College Prep / San Jose State
CFB Index 61 · #127 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred San José State → UCLA for 2026
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 numbers
59
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Backed by 9 rec · 144 yds -- top 1% catches game. -- Best game: 3 rec, 59 yds, vs Purdue
Swing playSwung San José State from 43% to 67% to win.San José State at Utah State · 30-25
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for UCLA. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Purdue in 2024.
- Transferred from San José State to UCLA in 2026.
Leland Smith
Beats you over the top. Leland Smith has played for three head coaches across three seasons and three programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 59 rec yds, 3 receptions against Purdue — Week 3, 2026.
59 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 144 yds vs Air Force.Air Force · L 16-262025
20246 games
- Signed with Purdue3-star out of Fullerton College
202511 games
- Entered the portal
- All-Mountain Westhonorable_mention
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coaches2024
Deshaun Foster
UCLA
2025era →
Tim Skipper
UCLA
2026era →
Bob Chesney
UCLA
Played under 3 different head coaches: Deshaun Foster, Tim Skipper, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UCLA
2025San José State
2026UCLA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCLA | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | San José State | 43 | 695 | 16.2 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Purdue | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 52 | 826 | 15.9 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | San José State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Purdue | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Purdue1-11HC: Ryan Walters · Balanced, slow tempo
2025San José State3-9HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Pass-leaning
2026UCLA3-0HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidenceBreakout
Elite: yards / catch (95th percentile). 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: 3.0 REC/g, 59.0 YDS/g, 19.7 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
39.0%
76 pass / 119 run
Plays / game
65.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
87 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dalevon Campbell’s 2023 season.
Matches Dalevon on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Class year
Differs from Dalevon on
Reception volume (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kahtero Summers’s path through Rhode Island.
Kahtero Summers
100%match
Matches Kahtero on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Hayden Eligon II's sophomore season at Northwestern (2025).
82%match
Matches Hayden on
TD rate
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Hayden on
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Leland Smith
The receiver room · UCLA
- Leland Smith695 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Landon Ellis624 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Mikey Matthews348 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Semaj Morgan223 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Aidan Mizell177 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · UCLA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology