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Heisman / Players / Smoke Harris /Louisiana Tech

Smoke Harris

WR · Louisiana Tech · Sr · #6

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

ALUMNUSLouisiana Tech 2023 alumnus

WR · LOUISIANA TECH · CONFERENCE USA

Smoke Harris

  • 4
  • #6
  • 5-7 | 183 lb
  • Saint Francisville, LA

CFB Zeitgeist WR Score

Awaiting

Heisman Heat

#1373

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP WR AWARD

Biletnikoff

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 0 · Not on team

R01 · Scout team / redshirt

Scout team / redshirt. Developing behind the depth chart.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

3 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R09 All-Conference HM / 2nd team · 2021

2021

Louisiana Tech · WR

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

2022

Louisiana Tech · WR

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

2023

Louisiana Tech · WR

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2023
7562021
6352022
7962023

+5%

Modest growth (5%) across the multi-season window.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1571 national
CFB
College
Louisiana Tech
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionWR
Class4
Jersey6
Measurements5-7 | 183 lb
HometownSaint Francisville, LA
Primary teamLouisiana Tech

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1571 recruit
Composite rating 0.8305 HighSchool
Signed with Louisiana Tech 2018
Origin West Feliciana Saint Francisville, LA, USA
Class Profile Context
2018 3-star | 0.8305 No. 1571 recruit | HighSchool | Louisiana Tech

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2023 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 19
Current nowcast#1373Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#2203Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to Louisiana Tech

Composite

0.8305

#1571 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Smoke Harris

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Smoke Harris

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Scenario Explorer

Available for players with a qualifying signature metric (passing yards, rushing yards, receiving yards, sacks, etc.). The slider projects how a season finishes if the current pace holds.

Why the honors trail matters

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Smoke Harris already has 5 loaded recognition items, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.

Current place #1373 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 10.8% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Honors spine 5 honors loaded

2023 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

WR season snapshot

2023 season snapshot | final

2023 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Receptions 83 4 rec TD | #9/1110 (99th pct)
Receiving yards 796 9.6 per catch | #72/1107 (94th pct)
Scrimmage yards 797 Total offensive yardage | #72/1107 (94th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Target magnet | All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.

Target magnetAll-purpose weapon

2023 Season · Final

2023 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
83 99th
YDS
796 94th
YPR
9.6 29th
TD
4 86th

Rushing

CAR
9 87th
YDS
1 20th
YPC
0.1 18th
TD
0 81st

Returns

KR YDS
160 72nd
KR AVG
20.0 55th
PR YDS
234 95th
PR AVG
8.4 56th
RET TD
1 89th

Game Log

Week-by-week box

No per-game rows for this season yet — the table fills in as box scores arrive.

Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2021Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced
2022Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
2023Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2023Louisiana Tech837969.64--
2022Louisiana Tech656359.85--
2021Louisiana Tech7175610.66--
Career3 loaded seasons2192,18710.015--
SeasonTeam
2023Louisiana Tech911602341
2022Louisiana Tech8-1539253--
2021Louisiana Tech24--195--
Career3 loaded seasons1946996821
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Usage 10.8% 20.2% pass-game share | #87/1137 (92nd pct)
Return yards 394 1 return TD | #67/238 (72nd pct)
Touchdowns 5 Across offense and returns | #152/1111 (86th pct)
Open full stat explorer
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 83 #9/1110 99th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 796 #72/1107 94th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 4 #152/1111 86th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 9.6 #786/1106 29th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Kick return yards 160 #67/238 72nd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Returns Punt return yards 234 #13/224 95th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 20.2% #87/1137 92nd pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 9 #53/407 87th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing LONG 7 #212/346 39th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing yards 1 #317/397 20th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Yards / carry 0.1 #325/393 18th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 0 #81/411 81st pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 64 #136/1105 88th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Returns Punt returns 28 #2/237 100th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Returns Kick return avg 20.0 #107/236 55th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Punt return avg 8.4 #99/222 56th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Kick returns 8 #64/243 74th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Returns Punt return TD 1 #4/27 89th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 13.7% #77/1137 93rd pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 11.3% #43/1137 96th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage Role share 10.8% #69/1137 94th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 10.4% #84/1137 93rd pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 9.9% #122/1137 89th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 9.7% #253/1137 78th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 0.3% #332/1137 71st pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR
Ball Security Fumbles lost 1 #131/302 57th pct Turnoversvs FBS WR

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits

Per-game splits

Splits fill in once box scores from at least three games land for this season.

Box-score Savant card waits for a season-stat snapshot above the cohort floor. Returns once enough box-score volume lands.

Advanced Savant · WR · 2023

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator returns once this player clears the Savant metric floor (4+ scored bars).
DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Sonny Cumbie

Pass share

37.1%

311 pass / 527 run

Plays / game

64.5

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

9.4%

234 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
Skip Holtz
Louisiana Tech
2022
Sonny Cumbie
Louisiana Tech
era →
2023
Sonny Cumbie
Louisiana Tech

Coaching transition mid-career: Skip Holtz → Sonny Cumbie. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownSaint Francisville, LA
Height5'7"
Weight183 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey6

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 entries
🥈

ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM

All-Conf 1st team (2023)

All-Conference USA

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

All-Conference

5 all-conference honors

Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
2023 All-Conference USA all_conference Louisiana Tech | Conference USA RET
2023 All-Conference USA all_conference Louisiana Tech | Conference USA WR
2022 All-Conference USA all_conference Louisiana Tech | Conference USA RET
2021 All-Conference USA all_conference Louisiana Tech | Conference USA RET
2020 All-Conference USA all_conference Louisiana Tech | Conference USA RET

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2023 Louisiana Tech WR4 #1373 #2203 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Conference USA
2022 Louisiana Tech WR4 #1517 #2340 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Conference USA
2021 Louisiana Tech WR4 #1043 #1445 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Conference USA

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2023 Louisiana Tech Conference USA WR 4 No. 6 | 5-7 | 183 lb | Saint Francisville, LA
2022 Louisiana Tech Conference USA WR 4 No. 6 | 5-7 | 183 lb | Saint Francisville, LA
2021 Louisiana Tech Conference USA WR 4 No. 6 | 5-7 | 183 lb | Saint Francisville, LA