#87

Jonnu Smith

Former tight end at Florida International. 2016: 42 catches, 506 receiving yards, 4 TD.

TE · Florida International · #87

6′3″ · Ocala, FL

Tennessee — drafted 2017, Rd 3, Pick 36, #100 overall

Recruiting

2★

TE recruit

No. 2376 nationally · Signed with Florida International

Statement game10 rec · 183 yds · 2 TDvs Old Dominion (FBS) · W 41-12

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at Florida International. 2016: 42 catches, 506 receiving yards, 4 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Florida International in 2013.
Drafted round 3 by the Tennessee in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Florida International, 1,613 receiving yards — drafted at #100 overall by Tennessee.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2013

Signed with Florida International2-star out of West Port

2017

Drafted by Tennesseeround 3, pick 100

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2376 national

CFB

College

Florida International

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #100

Tennessee · 2017

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

1 coach

2014–2016

Ron Turner

Florida International

Played his entire career under Ron Turner.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

TennesseeEntering 10th NFL season

#100Rd 3 · Pick 36

TennesseeEntering 10th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Ron Turner — 13-23 over that span.

2014Florida International4-8HC: Ron Turner · Run-leaning

2015Florida International5-7HC: Ron Turner · Balanced

2016Florida International4-8HC: Ron Turner · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (84th percentile). Strength: rec yards (81st percentile). Concern: rush yards (28th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#15 / 96 · 84th pct

Rec yards#19 / 96 · 81st pct

506

Rec TDs#20 / 96 · 72nd pct

Long catch#42 / 96 · 57th pct

Yards / catch#45 / 96 · 53rd pct

12.0

Rush TDs#1 / 9 · 50th pct

Rush yards#7 / 9 · 28th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.4	56.6	12.8	0.3
Road4g	2.8	27.5	11.2	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.0	40.7	9.4	0.1
Weeks 8+4g	3.5	55.2	17.2	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Simmons

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Florida International	42	506	12.0	4	--
2015	Florida International	36	397	11.0	4	--
2014	Florida International	61	710	11.6	8	--
Career		139	1,613	11.6	16	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2016

W 31–14

vs Marshall

1 rec · 15 yds

With M. Alexander — 204 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 51.7 · 21 rush yds (7 car) · A. Gardner — 119 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 13-34vs Indiana	8	83	10.4	0	25	Season-high 83 yds
Wk 2	L 14-41vs Maryland	5	70	14.0	0	32
Wk 3	L 13-21@ Massachusetts	3	23	7.7	0	12
Wk 4	L 14-53vs UCF	2	13	6.5	0	11
Wk 5	W 33-31vs Florida Atlantic	4	59	14.8	0	40
Wk 6	W 35-21@ UTEP	3	25	8.3	0	21
Wk 7	W 27-26@ Charlotte	3	12	4.0	1	9
Wk 8	L 24-44vs Louisiana Tech	5	81	16.2	1	22
Wk 9	L 35-42vs Middle Tennessee	6	75	12.5	1	27
Wk 12	W 31-14vs Marshall	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 13	L 28-42@ Old Dominion	2	50	25.0	1	36
Total		42	506	12.2	4	40

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology