CFB Zeitgeist Score
20
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by receptions at the 32nd percentile.
Reese Smith
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
209 REC YDS · 23 REC · 1 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Liberty for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Liberty
Returning around him
- 100% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +7 net (26 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Liberty · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #84 · 2026 recruiting class #86
WR · LIBERTY · CONFERENCE USA
Reese Smith
- 4
- #6
- 5-10 | 205 lb
- Danville, KY
Heisman Heat
#523
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+69%
Up 69% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Heisman futures · live sportsbook odds
#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3-star | 0.8485 | No. 42 recruit | JUCO | Liberty |
| 2020 | 3-star | 0.8626 | No. 879 recruit | HighSchool |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | West Virginia -> Liberty | 3-star | Immediate |
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to Liberty
Composite
0.8485
#42 national
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Reese Smith
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Reese Smith
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving TDs
1
count
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #402 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 24th
Why it matters
#402 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving TDs — 1 TDs on 23 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 1 (24th)
MODERATE · n=23 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Yards per reception#460 / 531
- Receiving yards (total)#493 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 1 vs Maine — 1 receiving_tds
Result W 28-7
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td vs Maine.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 10g
209Rec yards
23Receptions
1Rec TDs
Per game
20.9Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
271.7Rec yards
30Receptions
1Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 209): needs 163.7/game over remaining 3.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 209): needs 263.7/game over remaining 3.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 23): needs 12.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 23): needs 19/game over remaining 3.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 2.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 3/game over remaining 3.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Reese Smith's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Liberty, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
WR season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
23 66th
YDS
209 59th
YPR
9.1 26th
TD
1 64th
Returns
PR YDS
30 42nd
PR AVG
3.0 16th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs Maine | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-34@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-23@ Bowling Green | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-21@ Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-8@ UTEP | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-27vs New Mexico State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-30vs Delaware | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-21vs Missouri State | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 62 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 27-34@ Florida International | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | L 42-48vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 23 | 209 | 6.7 | 1 | 23 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2021West Virginia6-6HC: Neal Brown · Balanced
2022West Virginia5-7HC: Neal Brown · Balanced
2024Liberty8-4HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
2025Liberty4-8HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Liberty | 23 | 209 | 9.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Liberty | 18 | 277 | 15.4 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 19 | 205 | 10.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 12 | 124 | 10.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 72 | 815 | 11.3 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Liberty | -- | -- | -- | 30 | -- |
| 2024 | Liberty | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | -- | -- | 12 | 8 | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | -- | -- | 12 | 40 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 23 | #373/1110 | 66th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 209 | #452/1107 | 59th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 1 | #396/1111 | 64th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 9.1 | #824/1106 | 26th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 30 | #131/224 | 42nd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 10.5% | #464/1137 | 59th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 23 | #708/1105 | 36th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 10 | #65/237 | 73rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 3.0 | #188/222 | 16th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 9.2% | #282/1137 | 75th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 5.9% | #603/1137 | 47th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 4.2% | #582/1137 | 49th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 3.5% | #604/1137 | 47th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 3.3% | #656/1137 | 42nd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 2.4% | #871/1137 | 23rd pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #391/1137 | 66th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #131/302 | 57th pct | Turnoversvs FBS WR |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 25.4 | 8.6 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 16.4 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins4g | 2.0 | 12.5 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Losses6g | 2.5 | 26.5 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 23.8 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 18.0 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
20Below cohort
Concern: long catch (6th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Reese SmithLibertyMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 66% simJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 57% simAaron TurnerRice· 56% sim
Fumbles lost
Receptions
Rec TDs
Rec yards
Yards / catch
Long catch
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jamoi Mayes’s 2024 season.
Jamoi Mayes
81%match
#2
Brandon Sanders
77%
#3
Reese Smith
77%
#4
Xavier Restrepo
77%
#5
Tyler Page
70%
Matches Jamoi on
Reception volume
Class year
Height
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Antwan Davis’s path through Ball State.
Antwan Davis
100%match
#2
Neno Lemay
98%
#3
Max Tomczak
93%
#4
Ian Duarte
93%
#5
Osirus Mitchell
91%
Matches Antwan on
Yards per reception
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Luke Wysong's graduate season at Arizona (2025).
Luke Wysong
79%match
All-Mountain West
#2
Julian Gray
79%
#3
Trayvon Rudolph
All-MAC
78%
#4
Jordan Brown
All-AACNFL Rd 7
76%
#5
Keegan Jones
74%
Matches Luke on
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Weight
Differs from Luke on
Recruiting rating (higher)
TD rate (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
38.7%
314 pass / 498 run
Plays / game
67.7
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
8.4%
249 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Hugh Freeze
Liberty
2022
Hugh Freeze
Liberty
2024era →
Jamey Chadwell
Liberty
2025
Jamey Chadwell
Liberty
Coaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Jamey Chadwell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownDanville, KY
Height5'10"
Weight205 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey6
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamLiberty
ConferenceConference USA
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Liberty | WR4 | #523 | #555 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Conference USA |
| 2023 | Liberty | WR4 | #2521 | #2067 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Conference USA |
| 2022 | West Virginia | WR4 | #2049 | #2498 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | WR4 | #1674 | #1704 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Liberty | Conference USA | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 5-10 | 205 lb | Danville, KY |
| 2024 | Liberty | Conference USA | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 5-10 | 205 lb | Danville, KY |
| 2023 | Liberty | Conference USA | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 5-10 | 205 lb | Danville, KY |
| 2022 | West Virginia | Big 12 | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 5-10 | 205 lb | Danville, KY |
| 2021 | West Virginia | Big 12 | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 5-10 | 205 lb | Danville, KY |