Kwadarrius Smith

Senior wide receiver for Akron. 2018: 33 catches, 538 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Akron · Sr. · #3

5′9″ · 165 lb · Orlando, FL

Akron 2018 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Akron. 2018: 33 catches, 538 receiving yards, 3 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Akron, 1,411 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

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

The week the volume broke through — put up 132 yds vs Ohio.Ohio · W 37-342017

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Akron

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

1 coach

2016–2018

Terry Bowden

Akron

Played his entire career under Terry Bowden.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Terry Bowden, all balanced offenses — 16-22 over that span.

2016Akron5-7HC: Terry Bowden · Balanced

2017Akron7-7HC: Terry Bowden · Balanced

2018Akron4-8HC: Terry Bowden · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (83rd percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Yards / catch#94 / 550 · 83rd pct

16.3

Rec yards#192 / 550 · 65th pct

538

Rush yards#96 / 277 · 64th pct

Receptions#237 / 550 · 56th pct

Long catch#245 / 550 · 54th pct

Rec TDs#215 / 550 · 54th pct

Rush TDs#64 / 277 · 39th pct

Fumbles lost#91 / 223 · 37th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.6	50.8	20.4	0.6
Road6g	3.3	47.3	14.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	3.0	48.2	19.2	0.2
Weeks 8+7g	3.0	49.3	15.7	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Joe Moorhead

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

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Akron	33	538	16.3	3	--
2017	Akron	34	726	21.4	7	--
2016	Akron	6	147	24.5	1	--
Career		73	1,411	19.3	11	--

Season	Team
2018	Akron	8	24	--	--	--
2017	Akron	--	--	--	--	--
2016	Akron	--	--	12	--	--
Career		8	24	12	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2018

W 41–7

vs Morgan State

1 rec · 35 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 34-point win at home against Morgan State.

With K. Nelson — 232 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 42 rush yds (9 car) · N. Gasser — 30 LONG · 66 PCT · 11 PTS

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 41-7vs Morgan State	1	35	35.0	1	35
Wk 3	W 39-34@ Northwestern	6	90	15.0	0	40
Wk 4	L 13-26@ Iowa State	1	13	13.0	0	13
Wk 6	L 17-41vs Miami (OH)	4	55	13.8	0	27
Wk 8	W 24-23@ Kent State	2	26	13.0	0	20
Wk 9	W 17-10vs Central Michigan	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 10	L 26-36vs Northern Illinois	4	115	28.8	2	51	Season-high 115 yds
Wk 11	L 7-27@ Eastern Michigan	2	22	11.0	0	19
Wk 12	L 6-21vs Bowling Green	3	37	12.3	0	21
Wk 13	L 28-49@ Ohio	3	64	21.3	0	33
Wk 14	L 3-28@ South Carolina	6	69	11.5	0	17
Total		33	538	17.0	3	51

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