Senior wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2023: 10 catches, 118 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′4″ · 210 lb · Huber Heights, OH
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 126 nationally · Signed with Ohio State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2023: 10 catches, 118 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Blue Smith
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Luke Fickell and Tyson Helton. The receipt: 50 rec yds, 5 receptions against South Florida — Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Western Kentucky, 199 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Tyson Helton.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.0 | 44.0 | 11.3 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 30.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 39.3 | 12.6 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 118 | 11.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 17 | 199 | 11.7 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023
W 52–22
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-24vs South Florida | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 50 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 52-22vs Houston Christian | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-63@ Ohio State | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Total | 10 | 118 | 12.6 | 1 | 21 |