Northern Illinois · W 42-17
No catches.
West Virginia · W 52-31
No catches.
Texas Tech · L 26-34
1 catch, 7 yards
The other 5 games average 29 yards. This one was 22 below.
Smith has catches in 6 of Arizona’s 8 games: none against Northern Illinois and West Virginia.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Caleb Smith
A game that shows it: 86 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Washington State — Week 4, 2026.
152 receiving yards · 14 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Texas Tech on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 7 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 14 catches for 152 yards. Arizona has thrown to him 24 times in 260 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona | 14 | 152 | 10.9 | 1 | 41 |
| Career | 14 | 152 | 10.9 | 1 | 41 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 57 | 96 | 1 |
| Career | 3 | 4 | 57 | 96 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 7 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Northern Arizona | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-28@ No. 15 BYU | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-17vs Northern Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24@ Washington State | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 1 | 41 | Season-high 86 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 34-7vs Cincinnati | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-31@ West Virginia | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 39-3vs Iowa State | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-34@ No. 13 Texas Tech | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 14 | 152 | 10.9 | 1 | 41 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 34-24
The plays that mattered most
561st in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +18 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
259% of team targetsCatch rate
60%15 of 25 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
60% catch rate on 25 targets · 9% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 13.5 | 7.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 24.5 | 11.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.5 | 20.8 | 10.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
52.5%
284 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
67.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #407 at the position.
The No. 1,114 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Big 12 as a freshman.
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