Senior wide receiver for Washington State. 2025: 2 catches, 9 receiving yards.
6′1″ · 182 lb · Bellingham, WA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
2 catches · 4.5 per catch
Best game: 1 rec, 7 yds, vs San Diego State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Washington State. 2025: 2 catches, 9 receiving yards.
Leyton Smithson
Moves the chains on third down. Leyton Smithson has been at Washington State through three head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 7 rec yds, 1 receptions against San Diego State — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jake Dickert, Pete Kaligis, and Jimmy Rogers. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 0.3 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 0.4 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Moore
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington State | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Washington State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Washington State | 30 | 235 | 7.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 32 | 244 | 7.6 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington State | -- | -- | 231 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Washington State | -- | -- | 599 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | -- | -- | 224 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Washington State | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 3 | 1,054 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 36–13
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 13-10vs Idaho | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-13vs San Diego State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 7 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 10-59@ North Texas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-3@ Colorado State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-22@ Virginia | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-24@ James Madison | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 14 | W 32-8vs Oregon State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bowl | W 34-21@ Utah State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Washington State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Washington State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #81 · 2026 recruiting class #128
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Marcus Sanders Jr.’s 2022 season.
Matches Marcus on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Cyrus Wallace’s path through Idaho State.
Matches Cyrus on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Antoine Robinson's freshman season at Southern Miss (2020).
Matches Antoine on
Player DNA
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