South Carolina · L 0-57
No catches.
Wofford · W 36-15 · FCS
No catches.
Ohio State · L 3-59
No catches.
Ball State · W 26-13
No catches.
Ohio · L 10-13
No catches.
Smith has catches in 4 of Kent State’s 9 games: none in the other 5.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 4, middle 1, right 7.
Brendyn Smith
On tape: 56 receiving yards and 4 receptions against South Florida, Week 7, 2026.
175 receiving yards · 12 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 12 | 175 | 14.6 | 1 | 41 |
| Career | 12 | 175 | 14.6 | 1 | 41 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 1 | 4 | 82 |
| Career | 1 | 4 | 82 |
Last game (Wk 9): 39 receiving yards, 4 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 3-59@ No. 6 Ohio State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-38@ Western Michigan | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | L 2-29@ South Florida | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 30 | Season-high 56 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 35-20vs Akron | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 41 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-31@ Sacramento State | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 19 | |
| Total | 12 | 175 | 14.6 | 1 | 41 |
Oct. 30 · L 10-31 at Sacramento State, play by play
4 catches for 39 yards. Kent State threw to him on 9 of its 37 passes. He was 0 of 4 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, up 7-3.
9-yard catch on 3rd and 13. Second quarter, up 7-6.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. Third quarter, down 17-10.
19-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 31-10.
1 catch for 41 yards. Kent State threw to him on 6 of its 33 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 35-20 win.
41-yard catch. Second quarter, down 7-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, down 7-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 56 yards, his most this season. Kent State threw to him on 10 of its 33 passes. 46 of the 56 came before halftime.
8-yard catch on 3rd and 7. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
8-yard catch on 3rd and 15. Second quarter, down 7-2.
30-yard catch on 3rd and 17. Second quarter, down 7-2. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 39 yards and a touchdown. Kent State threw to him on 6 of its 35 passes. Kent State’s last two throws to him, down 31-7 in the fourth quarter, fell incomplete.
20-yard touchdown. Second quarter, cut it to 14-7.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 6 · 2026
L 7-38
3 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD
With J. Stoeckel — 46.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 59 long · D. DeShields — 223 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 36.1
The plays that mattered most
492nd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +11 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
3313% of team targetsCatch rate
36%12 of 33 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
36% catch rate on 33 targets · 13% of the team's targets · 17% catch rate on 12 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 33.5 | 12.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 31.7 | 13.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 40.0 | 25.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Pass share
48.2%
271 pass / 291 run
Plays / game
62.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
310 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
The No. 1,914 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mid-American as a freshman.
