Reese Smith
Reese Smith
Moves the chains on third down. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Neal Brown and Jamey Chadwell. One game to point at: 62 rec yds, 4 receptions against Missouri State — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Jamey Chadwell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Career stats
| 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 | 72 | 815 | 11.3 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Liberty | -- | -- | -- | 30 | -- |
| 2024 | Liberty | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | -- | -- | 12 | 8 | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 12 | 40 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 28–7
vs Maine
6 rec · 46 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 21-point win at home against Maine.
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Liberty
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 #109
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jamoi Mayes’s 2024 season.
Matches Jamoi on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Antwan Davis’s path through Ball State.
Antwan Davis
Neno Lemay
Max Tomczak
Osirus Mitchell
Xavier Lane
Matches Antwan on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden Harrison's graduate season at Notre Dame (2024).
Matches Jayden on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+69%
Up 69% from first season to most-recent.