Quin Smith

#18 · WR · Sr. · Air Force6′1″ · 200 lb · Adairsville, GA

Quin Smith is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Air Force.

Smith beats you over the top. Three seasons in the Air Force receiving corps to date. One game to point at: 110 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Hawai'i — Week 5, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Ali JenningsVirginia Tech · 2024 · 64% season match
Andrel Anthony Jr.Michigan · 2021 · 62% season match
David CormierAir Force · 2022 · 58% season match
Wondame Davis Jr.UTEP · 2025 · 54% season match
Arhmad BranchPurdue · 2025 · 36% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Air Force	15	358	23.9	4	52
2024	Air Force	10	207	20.7	1	39
2023	Air Force	1	10	10.0	0	10
Career		26	575	22.1	5	52

Season	Team
2025	Air Force	1	−9
2024	Air Force	--	--
2023	Air Force	--	--
Career		1	−9

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 49-13vs Bucknell	1	40	40.0	1	40
Wk 3	L 30-49@ Utah State	2	45	22.5	0	32
Wk 4	L 37-49vs Boise State	3	65	21.7	1	32
Wk 5	L 35-44vs Hawai'i	3	110	36.7	1	52	Season-high 110 yds
Wk 6	L 31-34@ Navy	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 10	L 17-20vs Army	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 11	W 26-16@ San José State	1	12	12.0	1	12
Wk 12	L 16-26@ UConn	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 13	L 3-20vs New Mexico	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 14	W 42-21@ Colorado State	2	43	21.5	0	27
Total		15	358	23.9	4	52

Signature game

Week 5 · 2025

L 35-44

vs Hawai'i

3 rec · 110 yds · 1 TD

With L. Szarka — 278 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 88.5 · 139 rush yds (17 car) · C. Harris — 3 rec · 116 yds · 1 TD · 23 rush yds (4 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Hawai'i · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.70Liam Szarka pass complete to Quin Smith for 52 yds to the HAW 11 for a
Week 5 · Hawai'i · 3rd and 21 · Q4 · EPA +3.47Liam Szarka pass complete to Quin Smith for 24 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 1 · Bucknell · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.19Josh Johnson pass complete to Quin Smith for 40 yds for a TD (Jacob Medina KICK)
Week 6 · Navy · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.17Liam Szarka pass complete to Quin Smith for 15 yds to the NAVY 44 for a
Week 11 · San José State · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.09Szarka to Smith: a 12-yard touchdown pass.
Week 14 · Colorado State · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.96Johnson to Smith: a 27-yard pass.

4 more plays

Week 5 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.94Liam Szarka pass complete to Quin Smith for 34 yds for a TD (Jacob Medina KICK)
Week 4 · Boise State · 3rd and 14 · Q4 · EPA +2.71Liam Szarka pass complete to Quin Smith for 21 yds to the AF 42 for a
Week 4 · Boise State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.53Liam Szarka pass complete to Quin Smith for 12 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Week 13 · New Mexico · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA −2.48Q.Smith rush right for 9 yards loss (J.Mciver; C.Coleman)

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

15 rec · 358 yds · 4 TD

15 of 15 receptions matched to play-by-play

8 of 25 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

2516% of team targets

Catch rate

60%15 of 25 targets

Middle · 10–19 air yds

75% of targets (6)

67%catch rate

Air 12.8 · YAC 2.5 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

25% of targets (2)

50%catch rate

Air 28.5 · YAC 1.0 avg

60% catch rate on 25 targets · 16% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

33%8 of his 24 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 18-19 over that span.

2023Air Force9-4HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024Air Force5-7HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy

2025Air Force4-8HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 37 (#331 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

37Below cohort / limited sample #331 of 485 · 2025?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: explosive rate (100th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (100th percentile). Concern: catch rate (19th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#3 / 798 · 100th pct

33.3%

Yards / catch#4 / 798 · 100th pct

24.7

EPA / target#8 / 798 · 99th pct

1.07

TD rate#9 / 798 · 99th pct

12.5%

Catch rate#644 / 798 · 19th pct

58.3%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#4 / 558 · 99th pct

23.9

Rec TDs#152 / 558 · 68th pct

Long catch#217 / 558 · 60th pct

Rec yards#314 / 558 · 44th pct

358

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Receptions#484 / 558 · 12th pct

Rush yards#280 / 287 · 3rd pct

-9

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.6	46.2	28.6	0.6
Road5g	1.4	25.4	16.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.0	55.0	27.2	0.6
Weeks 8+5g	1.0	16.6	15.4	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Troy Calhoun

Pass share

20.0%

163 pass / 650 run

Plays / game

67.8

12 games

Team sack rate

8.6%

185 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

15 catches, 1 pass attempt and 1 carry in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

37 · #331 of 485 WRs · 2025

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Mountain West

Based on 2025: #22 of 41 Mountain West WRs

How the All-Mountain West base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).