Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-25vs Gardner-Webb | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-38@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-41@ South Alabama | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 20 yds |
| Total | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
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Emil Smith
Junior wide receiver for Georgia Southern. 2021: 4 catches, 40 receiving yards.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Attalla, AL
Georgia Southern 2021 alumnus
The story
3 wide receiver for Georgia Southern. 2021: 4 catches, 40 receiving yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearEmil Smith
Two seasons at Georgia Southern, two different head coaches: Chad Lunsford and Kevin Whitley. The receipt: 20 rec yds, 2 receptions against South Alabama — Week 7, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Georgia Southern, 80 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Georgia Southern
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2021
2 coaches2020
Georgia Southern
2021era →
Kevin Whitley
Georgia Southern
Coaching transition mid-career: Chad Lunsford → Kevin Whitley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Georgia Southern8-5HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-heavy
2021Georgia Southern3-9HC: Kevin Whitley · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 15.5 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 13.3 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021
W 30–25
vs Gardner-Webb
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology