Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 22 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 42-9vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 3 | 27 | 8.0 | 0 | 15 |
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Travis Smith Jr.
Sophomore wide receiver for Tennessee. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 215 lb · Atlanta, GA · Westlake
The numbers
27
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 22 yds, vs Furman
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore wide receiver for Tennessee. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Tennessee in 2025.
- 29 receiving yards in 2025. Then 27 in 2026.
Travis Smith Jr.
Second year in the Tennessee receiving corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 22 rec yds, 2 receptions against Furman — Week 1, 2026.
27 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Tennessee4-star out of Westlake
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–9
vs Furman
2 rec · 22 yds
Dominant 47-point win at home against Furman.
With F. Brandon — 226 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 68 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · M. Matthews — 4 rec · 132 yds · 2 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +5 receiving yards, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Josh Heupel — 11-5 over that span.
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
2026Tennessee3-0HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 13.5 YDS/g, 8.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
35.9%
74 pass / 132 run
Plays / game
68.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
80 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
CAREER HONORS 2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll CAREER Big, fast, powerful wide out who enters his second season and will be in the rotation at receiver ... Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2025 and participated in spring practice ... Played in seven career games. 2025 – FRESHMAN Played in…
The receiver room · Tennessee
- #14Braylon Staley837 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Mike Matthews813 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Radarious Jackson90 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Joakim Dodson38 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Travis Smith Jr.29 receiving yards · 2025
12 more on the roster · Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology