#21

Reggie Roberson Jr.

Senior wide receiver for SMU. 2021: 51 catches, 625 receiving yards, 6 TD.

WR · SMU · Sr. · #21

6′0″ · 200 lb · Desoto, TX

CFB Index 60 · #112 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceSMU 2021 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for SMU. 2021: 51 catches, 625 receiving yards, 6 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at SMU, 2,667 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 250 yds vs Temple.Temple · W 45-212019

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

3 coaches

2017

Chad Morris

SMU

2018–2020

Sonny Dykes

SMU

era →

2021

Jim Leavitt

SMU

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Chad Morris, Sonny Dykes, and Jim Leavitt. Multi-era developmental context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017West Virginia7-6HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced

2018SMU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

2019SMU10-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced, fast tempo

2020SMU7-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

2021SMU8-4HC: Jim Leavitt · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

60Quality starter #112 of 468?

High confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (84th percentile). Strength: rec tds (84th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#105 / 655 · 84th pct

11.4%

EPA / target#224 / 655 · 66th pct

0.78

Yards / catch#315 / 655 · 52nd pct

12.7

Explosive rate#318 / 655 · 51st pct

13.6%

Catch rate#336 / 655 · 48th pct

75.0%

Box-score rates (6)

Rec TDs#71 / 557 · 84th pct

Receptions#101 / 557 · 82nd pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 80th pct

Long catch#115 / 557 · 79th pct

Rec yards#130 / 557 · 77th pct

625

Yards / catch#358 / 557 · 35th pct

12.3

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

93rd → 66th percentile

Explosive rate

84th → 51st percentile

Catch rate

68th → 48th percentile

TD rate

95th → 84th percentile

Yards / catch

95th → 52nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.5	52.7	12.5	0.5
Road6g	4.0	51.5	11.9	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.5	60.8	14.0	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	4.0	43.3	10.4	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Rhett Lashlee

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

60 · #112 of 468 WRs

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	SMU	51	625	12.3	6	--
2020	SMU	22	474	21.5	5	--
2019	SMU	43	803	18.7	6	--
2018	SMU	48	735	15.3	6	--
2017	West Virginia	6	30	5.0	1	--
Career		170	2,667	15.7	24	--

Season	Team
2021	SMU	--	--	--	7	--
2020	SMU	--	--	95	--	--
2019	SMU	2	7	--	--	--
2018	SMU	3	10	206	14	--
2017	West Virginia	--	--	--	--	--
Career		5	17	301	21	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2021

W 55–28

vs UCF

7 rec · 70 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 27-point win at home against UCF.

With T. Mordecai — 377 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 81.5 · 33 rush yds (5 car) · U. Bentley IV — 97 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 3 · Louisiana Tech · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.54Reggie Roberson Jr. 33 Yd pass from Tanner Mordecai
Week 9 · Houston · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.37Tanner Mordecai pass complete to Reggie Roberson Jr. for 26 yds to the Houst 49 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · UCF · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.12Reggie Roberson Jr. 24 Yd pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza Kick)
Week 5 · South Florida · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.02Tanner Mordecai pass complete to Reggie Roberson Jr. for 21 yds for a TD (Blake Mazza KICK)
Week 4 · TCU · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.79Tanner Mordecai pass complete to Reggie Roberson Jr. for 29 yds for a TD, (Blake Mazza KICK)
Week 8 · Tulane · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.76Tanner Mordecai pass complete to Reggie Roberson Jr. for 10 yds to the Tulan 43 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Tulane · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.76Tanner Mordecai pass complete to Reggie Roberson Jr. for 22 yds for a TD (Blake Mazza KICK)
Week 13 · Tulsa · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.52Tanner Mordecai pass complete to Reggie Roberson Jr. for 18 yds to the Tulsa 40 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · South Florida · 3&8 · Q1 · EPA +2.35Tanner Mordecai pass complete to Reggie Roberson Jr. for 14 yds to the SMU 41 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Tulsa · 1&15 · Q4 · EPA +2.10Tanner Mordecai pass complete to Reggie Roberson Jr. for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 56-9vs Abilene Christian	3	59	19.7	0	47
Wk 2	W 35-12vs North Texas	5	41	8.2	0	20
Wk 3	W 39-37@ Louisiana Tech	6	71	11.8	1	33
Wk 4	W 42-34@ TCU	3	40	13.3	1	29
Wk 5	W 41-17vs South Florida	5	54	10.8	1	21
Wk 6	W 31-24@ Navy	5	100	20.0	1	66	Season-high 100 yds
Wk 8	W 55-26vs Tulane	3	41	13.7	1	22
Wk 9	L 37-44@ Houston	5	58	11.6	0	26
Wk 10	L 25-28@ Memphis	3	33	11.0	0	15
Wk 11	W 55-28vs UCF	7	70	10.0	1	24
Wk 12	L 14-48@ Cincinnati	2	7	3.5	0	6
Wk 13	L 31-34vs Tulsa	4	51	12.8	0	18
Total		51	625	12.2	6	66

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Reggie Roberson Jr.

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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