Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-38vs Stephen F. Austin | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Texas Wesleyan | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
Jaelen Smith
Last gameW 16–3vs Nicholls · Oct 31
Nextat Florida AtlanticThu Nov 5 · 7:30 pm ET
Jaelen Smith is a wide receiver at McNeese who has played in 2 of McNeese's 9 games this season, most recently Sep 5.
McNeese is 4-5.
Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 12 receiving yards and 1 reception against Texas Wesleyan — Week 1, 2026.
12 receiving yards · 1 catches · 0 receiving TD
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UTSA | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 16 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 1 · 2026
W 52-0
vs Texas Wesleyan
1 rec · 12 yds
Dominant 52-point win at home against Texas Wesleyan.
With S. Lewis — 2 rec · 18 yds · 1 TD · E. Edwards — 5 rec · 77 yds · 2 TD
Teams and coaches
2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 REC/g, 6.0 YDS/g, 12.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
46.7%
247 pass / 282 run
Plays / game
66.1
8 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
1 catch in 2 games
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons, two schools
- 2026 UTSA TraylorYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portal
- 2025 UTSA TraylorYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- Dec 2024 Entered the transfer portalMichigan State to UTSA
- 2024 Michigan State SmithYear 2 · 1 game
- 2023 Michigan State BarnettYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Klein CainHouston, TX · Class of 2023Three-star, No. 946 in the 2023 class. Signed with Michigan State.Also from Klein Cain: Gibson Pyle (Nebraska) and Davin Martin (Texas Tech).
Moves
- Transferred from Michigan State to UTSA, Dec 18, 2024.
- Entered the transfer portal from UTSA, Jan 8, 2026.
2023
- Signed with Michigan StateThree-star, out of Klein Cain
2025
- Transferred to UTSAfrom Michigan State
2026
- Entered the portalfrom UTSA
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
Harlon Barnett
Michigan State
2026era →
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McNeese
Played for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Harlon Barnett, Jonathan Smith and Jeff Traylor.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025UTSA
DestinationTBD