Wide receiver for Louisiana Tech. 2016: 15 catches, 169 receiving yards.
6′3″ · Covington, LA
The story
2016 wide receiver for Louisiana Tech. 2016: 15 catches, 169 receiving yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearConner Smith
This is his third year in the same receiving corps at Louisiana Tech. The receipt: 56 rec yds, 4 receptions against Western Kentucky — Week 14, 2016.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Louisiana Tech, 266 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Skip Holtz.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Skip Holtz — 27-14 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec tds (6th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 1.8 | 21.0 | 11.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 17.2 | 11.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 22.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2016
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Louisiana Tech | 15 | 169 | 11.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2015 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2014 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 26 | 266 | 10.2 | 0 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-21@ Arkansas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 53-24vs South Carolina State | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-38@ Middle Tennessee | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-7vs UTEP | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 7 | W 56-28@ Massachusetts | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 61-16vs Rice | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-39@ Southern Miss | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 14 | L 44-58@ Western Kentucky | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 56 yds |
| Bowl | W 48-45@ Navy | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| Total | 15 | 169 | 11.8 | 0 | 23 |