Riley Smith

#3 · TE · Sr. · Boise State6′5″ · 236 lb · Saint Augustine, FL · Bartram Trail

Riley Smith: TE · Boise State · #3.

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Riley Smith

TE · Boise State · Sr · #3

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Played for three head coaches at Boise State: Bryan Harsin, Andy Avalos and Spencer Danielson. A game that shows it: 32 receiving yards and 1 reception against UNLV — Week 14, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Boise State in the news

24-team CFP bracket seededOn3 Nov 4

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Boise State	11	113	10.3	1	32
2022	Boise State	25	214	8.6	1	35
2021	Boise State	8	86	10.8	1	27
2020	Boise State	15	155	10.3	1	40
2019	Boise State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		59	568	9.6	4	40

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 16-18vs UCF	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 3	W 42-18vs North Dakota	1	17	17.0	0	17
Wk 4	W 34-31@ San Diego State	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 6	W 35-27vs San José State	1	2	2.0	1	2
Wk 7	L 30-31@ Colorado State	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 9	W 32-7vs Wyoming	2	13	6.5	0	11
Wk 13	W 27-19vs Air Force	2	32	16.0	0	25	Season-high 32 yds
Wk 14	W 44-20@ UNLV	1	32	32.0	0	32
Bowl	L 22-35vs UCLA	1	-5	-5.0	0	0
Total		11	113	10.3	1	32

Signature game

Week 6 · 2023

W 35-27

vs San José State

1 rec · 2 yds · 1 TD

With M. Madsen — 155 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.6 · 39 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · A. Jeanty — 167 rush yds (24 car) · 2 rec · 16 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Air Force · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.07Taylen Green pass complete to Riley Smith for 25 yds to the AFA 27 for a
Week 14 · UNLV · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +3.05Taylen Green pass complete to Riley Smith for 32 yds to the UNLV 39 for a
Week 7 · Colorado State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −2.72Taylen Green pass complete to Riley Smith for 8 yds Riley Smith fumbled, recovered by CSU Buom Jock
Week 7 · Colorado State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −2.72Taylen Green pass complete to Riley Smith for 8 yds Riley Smith fumbled, recovered by CSU Buom Jock
Week 6 · San José State · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.54Taylen Green pass complete to Riley Smith for 2 yds for a TD (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Week 9 · Wyoming · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.85Maddux Madsen pass complete to Riley Smith for 11 yds to the BOIS 42 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · UCLA · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.37CJ Tiller pass complete to Riley Smith for a loss of 5 yards to the UCLA 35
Week 2 · UCF · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.91Maddux Madsen pass complete to Riley Smith for 8 yds to the BOIS 33
Week 9 · Wyoming · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.51Maddux Madsen pass complete to Riley Smith for 2 yds to the BOIS 30
Week 13 · Air Force · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.49Taylen Green pass complete to Riley Smith for 7 yds to the BOIS 44

Teams and coaches

2019Boise State12-2HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced

2020Boise State5-2HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced, slow tempo

2021Boise State7-5HC: Andy Avalos · Balanced

2022Boise State10-4HC: Andy Avalos · Run-leaning

2023Boise State8-6HC: Andy Avalos and Spencer Danielson · Run-heavy

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 42 (#89 of 132). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2023 season

42Rotational starter #89 of 132 · 2022?

1 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score rates

Yards / catch#101 / 160 · 37th pct

10.3

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.4	14.4	9.9	0.2
Road3g	1.0	15.3	15.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.0	6.0	6.0	0.2
Weeks 8+3g	1.7	25.7	18.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Spencer Danielson

Pass share

40.0%

367 pass / 551 run

Plays / game

65.6

14 games

Team sack rate

4.2%

378 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

11 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Riley Smith

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

11 catches in 9 games

Five seasons at Boise State

2018