#1

Leland Smith

Senior wide receiver for UCLA. 2025: 43 catches, 695 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · UCLA · Sr. · #1

6′4″ · 218 lb · Houston, TX · Strake Jesuit College Prep / San Jose State

CFB Index 61 · #127 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceTransferred San José State → UCLA for 2026
Next upSat Sep 19 · 11 pm ETvs PurdueRose BowlUCLA by 14.5

The numbers

695

receiving yards · 2025

43 catches · 3 TD · 16.2 per catch

Backed by 9 rec · 144 yds -- top 1% catches game.

Swing playSwung San José State from 43% to 67% to win.San José State at Utah State · 30-25

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for UCLA. 2025: 43 catches, 695 receiving yards, 3 TD.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Purdue in 2024.
  • Transferred from San José State to UCLA in 2026.
His career, year by year

How he plays

Beats you over the top.

Yards / catch: 89th percentile.

The full scouting read

Leland Smith

WR · UCLA · Sr

Beats you over the top. Leland Smith has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 144 rec yds, 9 receptions against Air Force — Week 11, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • head-coach lineage
  • recognition record
  • game log

The receiver room · UCLA

  1. Leland SmithWR · Sr.695 receiving yards · 2025
  2. #11Landon EllisWR · Sr.624 receiving yards · 2025
  3. #7Mikey MatthewsWR · Sr.348 receiving yards · 2025
  4. #4Semaj MorganWR · Sr.223 receiving yards · 2025
  5. #1Aidan MizellWR · Jr.177 receiving yards · 2025

11 more on the roster · UCLA team page

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