Michigan · W 20-14
No catches.
Indiana · L 16-23
2 catches, 14 yards
The other 6 games average 42 yards. This one was 28 below.
Smith has catches in 7 of Minnesota’s 8 games: none against Michigan.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 3, middle 1, right 10.
Jalen Smith
Second year in the same receiving corps at Minnesota. One game to point at: 89 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Purdue — Week 6, 2026.
263 receiving yards · 18 catches · 3 receiving TD
Play style
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 9): 14 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Eastern Illinois | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-38vs Mississippi State | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-7vs Akron | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24@ Washington | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-41@ Purdue | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 1 | 42 | Season-high 89 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 13-10vs No. 15 Iowa | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 39 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-23@ No. 4 Indiana | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 18 | 263 | 14.6 | 3 | 42 |
Oct. 24 · W 13-10 vs Iowa, play by play
1 catch for 39 yards. Minnesota threw to him on 5 of its 26 passes. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete on 3rd and 3. Third quarter, up 10-3.
Incomplete on 3rd and 8. Fourth quarter, up 10-3.
39-yard catch on 3rd and 4. Fourth quarter, tied 10-10. Converted.
2 catches for 14 yards. Minnesota threw to him on 4 of its 37 passes.
Incomplete on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, down 7-3.
8-yard catch on 3rd and 17. Fourth quarter, tied 10-10.
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3 catches for 89 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. Minnesota threw to him on 4 of its 39 passes.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. First quarter, down 3-0.
42-yard touchdown. Third quarter, cut it to 27-13.
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2 catches for 17 yards and a touchdown. Minnesota threw to him on 4 of its 29 passes.
9-yard touchdown. First quarter, made it 14-0.
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2 catches for 27 yards and a touchdown. Minnesota threw to him on 4 of its 31 passes.
Incomplete on 3rd and 9. First quarter, up 7-0.
18-yard touchdown on 3rd and 15. Third quarter, made it 27-0.
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5 catches for 51 yards. Minnesota threw to him on 11 of its 48 passes. 35 of the 51 came before halftime.
20-yard catch. Second quarter, down 21-3.
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Week 6 · 2026
L 13-41
at Purdue
3 rec · 89 yds · 1 TD
With T. Weston — 45.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20 · D. Lindsey — 248 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 50.7
The plays that mattered most
317th 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 +24 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
3514% of team targetsCatch rate
51%18 of 35 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
51% catch rate on 35 targets · 14% of the team's targets · 29% catch rate on 7 deep targets (20+ air yds).
2 seasons under P.J. Fleck, all balanced, slow tempo offenses — 13-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 35.8 | 17.9 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 40.0 | 15.1 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 42.0 | 14.1 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 26.5 | 23.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
54.3%
269 pass / 226 run
Plays / game
61.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #268 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #40 of 61 Big Ten WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under P.J. Fleck.
