Junior wide receiver for Sacramento State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 189 lb · Sacramento, CA
The numbers
receiving yards · 2026
16 catches · 10.8 per catch
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 rec, 86 yds, at Eastern Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Sacramento State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Onterrio Smith Jr.
Moves the chains on third down. One game to point at: 86 rec yds, 9 receptions against Eastern Michigan — Week 1, 2026.
172 REC YDS · 16 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: receptions (81st percentile). Concern: explosive rate (6th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 20.0 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 6.5 | 76.0 | 13.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.3 | 57.3 | 10.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alonzo Carter
Pass share
54.4%
106 pass / 89 run
Plays / game
65.0
3 games
Team sack rate
1.7%
118 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 16 | 172 | 10.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 16 | 172 | 10.8 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 52–0
3 rec · 20 yds
Dominant 52-point win at home against Mississippi Valley State.
With J. Sharman — 247 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 20.1 · 1 rush yds (3 car) · M. Coleman — 6 rec · 141 yds · 3 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-28@ Eastern Michigan | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 86 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Mississippi Valley State | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 86 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 3-49@ Fresno State | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 36 | |
| Total | 16 | 172 | 10.9 | 0 | 36 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Sacramento State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Sacramento State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sacramento State · Last season: 7-5 · Talent rank #114 · 2026 recruiting class #125
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Zane Pope’s 2019 season.
Matches Zane on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Gavin Nelson’s path through Monmouth.
Matches Gavin on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Tavonn Salter's freshman season at Middle Tennessee (2018).
Matches Tavonn on
Differs from Tavonn on
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