#4
Link Rhodes
Returning to SMU for 2026
Link Rhodes
The receipt on tape: 12 rec yds, 1 tackles against TCU, Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
SMU
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 26–20
vs Miami
3 NO · 73 YDS · 24 AVG
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
How he plays
2026 Outlook
SMU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · SMU
Returning around him
- 50% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 SMU player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -10 net (15 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
SMU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #25 · 2026 recruiting class #32
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology