5′5″ · 150 lb · Pittsburgh, PA · Woodland Hills
He has 282 kick return yards, 6th among FBS wide receivers who returned a kick.
Scoop Smith
A game that shows it: 50 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Pittsburgh — Week 1, 2026.
165 receiving yards · 16 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Akron on Oct. 17: 1 catch for 0 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 16 catches for 165 yards. Miami (OH) has thrown to him 22 times in 172 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | 16 | 165 | 10.3 | 1 |
| Career | 16 | 165 | 10.3 | 1 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 104 | 282 | 7 |
| Career | 4 | 104 | 282 | 7 |
Last game (Wk 7): 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 30 | Season-high 50 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-35@ Cincinnati | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21vs UConn | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-24vs Bowling Green | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-19@ Massachusetts | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 33 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-14vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 165 | 10.3 | 1 | 33 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 24-21
vs UConn
6 rec · 34 yds · 1 TD · 5 rush yds (1 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With D. McComb — 312 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.4 · 33 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · P. Stainton — 44.5 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
454th in receiving yards, among all 1,995 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -23 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2213% of team targetsCatch rate
73%16 of 22 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
73% catch rate on 22 targets · 13% of the team's targets · 17% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 18.5 | 9.3 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 30.3 | 17.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 23.6 | 13.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
44.0%
173 pass / 220 run
Plays / game
56.1
7 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
204 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #295 at the position.
The No. 2,231 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mid-American as a freshman.
Fans first named him at Cincinnati.
His career
