Ryan Smith

TE · Miami (OH) 2017 · #82

Last confirmed: Miami (OH), 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · 265 lb · River Forest, IL · Fenwick

Ryan Smith: TE · Miami (OH) · #82.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jake DuzeyIowa · 2014 · 90% season match
Joel RuizGeorgia State · 2014 · 86% season match
Joshua PerkinsWashington · 2014 · 83% season match
Hayden PlinkeUTEP · 2016 · 80% season match
George KittleIowa · 2015 · 73% season match

Ryan Smith

TE · Miami (OH) · #82

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. A 2-star signing who has since put four seasons on the field at Miami (OH). On tape: 98 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Marshall, Week 1, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

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

News and fans

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

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Miami (OH)	35	454	13.0	4
2016	Miami (OH)	31	356	11.5	5
2015	Miami (OH)	21	251	12.0	5
2014	Miami (OH)	5	88	17.6	0
Career		92	1,149	12.5	14

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 26-31@ Marshall	7	98	14.0	2	23	Season-high 98 yds
Wk 3	L 17-21vs Cincinnati	2	21	10.5	0	16
Wk 4	W 31-14@ Central Michigan	1	25	25.0	0	25
Wk 5	L 17-52@ No. 22 Notre Dame	3	55	18.3	0	24
Wk 6	L 29-37vs Bowling Green	4	33	8.3	0	10
Wk 7	L 14-17@ Kent State	4	39	9.8	1	22
Wk 8	W 24-14vs Buffalo	2	13	6.5	0	7
Wk 10	L 28-45@ Ohio	5	57	11.4	0	16
Wk 11	W 24-14vs Akron	2	40	20.0	0	21
Wk 12	L 24-27vs Eastern Michigan	5	73	14.6	1	45
Total		35	454	13.0	4	45

Signature game

Week 1 · 2017

L 26-31

at Marshall

7 rec · 98 yds · 2 TD

With G. Ragland — 298 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 60.7 · 29 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · K. Kramer — 39.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 42 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Notre Dame · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.03Gus Ragland pass complete to Ryan Smith for 22 yds to the NDame 47 for a NOTRE DAME Penalty, RO (16 Yards) to the NDame 37 for a
Week 1 · Marshall · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.97Ragland to Smith: a 19-yard pass.
Week 5 · Notre Dame · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.81Gus Ragland pass complete to Ryan Smith for 24 yds to the NDame 42 for a
Week 12 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.65Gus Ragland pass complete to Ryan Smith for 11 yds for a TD, (Samuel Sloman KICK)
Week 1 · Marshall · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.52Gus Ragland pass complete to Ryan Smith for 11 yds for a TD, (Samuel Sloman KICK)
Week 6 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.51Gus Ragland pass complete to Ryan Smith for 9 yds to the BwGrn 49 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Marshall · 4th and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.41Gus Ragland pass complete to Ryan Smith for 22 yds to the Marsh 11 for a
Week 1 · Marshall · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.18Gus Ragland pass complete to Ryan Smith for 23 yds to the MiaOh 45 for a
Week 1 · Marshall · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.13Gus Ragland pass complete to Ryan Smith for 9 yds to the Marsh 41 for a
Week 12 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.87Gus Ragland pass complete to Ryan Smith for 45 yds to the EMich 6 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Chuck Martin — 16-33 over that span.

2014Miami (OH)2-10HC: Chuck Martin · Pass-leaning

2015Miami (OH)3-9HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced

2016Miami (OH)6-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning

2017Miami (OH)5-7HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (83rd percentile). Strength: rec yards (81st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#172 / 709 · 75th pct

16.0%

TD rate#250 / 709 · 65th pct

6.0%

EPA / target#286 / 709 · 60th pct

0.57

Yards / catch#330 / 709 · 54th pct

12.8

Catch rate#332 / 709 · 53rd pct

68.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#16 / 96 · 83rd pct

Rec yards#19 / 96 · 81st pct

454

Rec TDs#18 / 96 · 76th pct

Long catch#31 / 96 · 68th pct

Yards / catch#33 / 96 · 66th pct

13.0

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

84th → 60th percentile

Explosive rate

61st → 75th percentile

Catch rate

87th → 53rd percentile

TD rate

91st → 65th percentile

Yards / catch

40th → 54th 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.0	36.0	12.0	0.2
Road5g	4.0	54.8	15.7	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.5	45.2	14.3	0.5
Weeks 8+4g	3.5	45.8	13.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Chuck Martin

Pass share

47.3%

387 pass / 431 run

Plays / game

68.2

12 games

Team sack rate

5.1%

429 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Starter

35 catches in 10 games, more catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Ryan Smith

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

Starter

Four seasons at Miami (OH)

His moves

2014 3 games