Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-41@ Western Kentucky | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 27 yds |
| Wk 1 | L 21-38vs UNLV | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 27 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 0-55@ Texas | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 49 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 |
#1
Aviyon Smith-Mack
Senior wide receiver for Sam Houston. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 170 lb · St. Petersburg, FL · Lakewood HS / LIU
Returning to Sam Houston for 2026
The numbers
49
receiving yards · 2025
9 catches · 5.4 per catch
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 24 yds, vs UNLV
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Sam Houston. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from LIU Post to Sam Houston in 2025.
Aviyon Smith-Mack
He got to Sam Houston by way of LIU Post. One game to point at: 27 rec yds, 4 receptions against Western Kentucky — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Sam Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Sam Houston2-10HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Situational
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
13%2 of his 15 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 24.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 12.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 16.3 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 0 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · UNLV · 2&14 · Q2 · EPA -1.27Mabrey Mettauer pass complete to Aviyon Smith-Mack for no gain to the SHSU 43 Sam Houston Penalty, Offensive pass interference (Rayfield Lotten) to the SHSU 28
- Week 1 · UNLV · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +1.24Hunter Watson pass complete to Aviyon Smith-Mack for 8 yds to the SHSU 34 for a 1ST down
- Week 1 · UNLV · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.15Hunter Watson pass complete to Aviyon Smith-Mack for 9 yds to the UNLV 43
- Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.06Hunter Watson pass complete to Aviyon Smith-Mack for 11 yds to the SHSU 44 for a 1ST down
- Week 1 · UNLV · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.62Mabrey Mettauer pass complete to Aviyon Smith-Mack for 2 yds to the SHSU 36
- Week 4 · Texas · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.45Hunter Watson pass complete to Aviyon Smith-Mack for 2 yds to the SHSU 23
- Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 3&9 · Q4 · EPA -0.39Hunter Watson pass complete to Aviyon Smith-Mack for no gain to the WKU 9
- Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 3&15 · Q2 · EPA +0.31Hunter Watson pass complete to Aviyon Smith-Mack for 12 yds to the SHSU 32
- Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA -0.07Hunter Watson pass complete to Aviyon Smith-Mack for 4 yds to the SHSU 30
- Week 1 · UNLV · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA -0.06Hunter Watson pass complete to Aviyon Smith-Mack for 5 yds to the SHSU 48 for a 1ST down
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Sam Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Sam Houston
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +5 net (20 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sam Houston · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #117 · 2026 recruiting class #126
Background
2025 Season Played in just 4 games, using redshirt season to maintain year of eligibility ... started each of first 3 games at slot receiver ... had 4 catches in each of first 2 games of the season, at WKU (8/23) and vs UNLV (8/29) ... had season-high 27 yards receiving vs WKU LIU 2024 Season App...
The receiver room · Sam Houston
- #2Chris Reed460 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Grady O'Neill392 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Tim Burns Jr.228 receiving yards · 2025
- Darrick Bledsoe III86 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Aviyon Smith-Mack49 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Sam Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology