Harrison Smith: P · Vanderbilt · #95.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Vanderbilt’s specialists
Harrison Smith
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. The three seasons at Vanderbilt span two head coaches: Derek Mason and Clark Lea.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.5 gross, but 19 of 73 inside the 20 (26.0%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
On3 Oct 25
PennLive Oct 17Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-23vs East Tennessee State | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 53 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-21@ Colorado State | 9 | 411 | 45.7 | 66 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | L 23-41vs Stanford | 6 | 271 | 45.2 | 56 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-62vs No. 2 Georgia | 9 | 381 | 42.3 | 58 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-28vs UConn | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 0-42@ No. 20 Florida | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-21@ South Carolina | 6 | 289 | 48.2 | 58 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-45vs Mississippi State | 7 | 303 | 43.3 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-37vs Missouri | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-34vs Kentucky | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 49 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-31@ No. 10 Ole Miss | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 51 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-45@ Tennessee | 5 | 185 | 37.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Total | 73 | 3104 | 42.5 | 66 | 19 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
26%19 of 73Touchback rate
4%3 of 73Yards / punt
42.573 puntsLong
66yards42.5 yards/punt on 73 punts · 26% placed inside the 20 · 3 touchbacks.
Vanderbilt carries two punters; Smith has taken all 73 punts.
How it ended
Three seasons at Vanderbilt — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Derek Mason → Clark Lea. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
