#82

Ryan Smith

Tight end for Miami (OH). 2017: 35 catches, 454 receiving yards, 4 TD.

TE · Miami (OH) · #82

6′4″ · 265 lb · River Forest, IL

Miami (OH) 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 tight end for Miami (OH). 2017: 35 catches, 454 receiving yards, 4 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2014.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

TE recruit

No. 3336 nationally · Signed with Miami (OH)

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Four seasons at Miami (OH), 1,149 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

20143 games

Signed with Miami (OH)2-star out of Fenwick

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3336 national

CFB

College

Miami (OH)

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

1 coach

2014–2017

Chuck Martin

Miami (OH)

Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Chuck Martin — 16-33 over that span.

2014Miami (OH)2-10HC: Chuck Martin · Pass-leaning

2015Miami (OH)3-9HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced

2016Miami (OH)6-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning

2017Miami (OH)5-7HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (83rd percentile). Strength: rec yards (81st percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#16 / 96 · 83rd pct

Rec yards#19 / 96 · 81st pct

454

Rec TDs#18 / 96 · 76th pct

Long catch#31 / 96 · 68th pct

Yards / catch#33 / 96 · 66th pct

13.0

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.0	36.0	12.0	0.2
Road5g	4.0	54.8	15.7	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.5	45.2	14.3	0.5
Weeks 8+4g	3.5	45.8	13.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Chuck Martin

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Miami (OH)	35	454	13.0	4	--
2016	Miami (OH)	31	356	11.5	5	--
2015	Miami (OH)	21	251	12.0	5	--
2014	Miami (OH)	5	88	17.6	0	--
Career		92	1,149	12.5	14	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 26-31@ Marshall	7	98	14.0	2	23	Season-high 98 yds
Wk 3	L 17-21vs Cincinnati	2	21	10.5	0	16
Wk 4	W 31-14@ Central Michigan	1	25	25.0	0	25
Wk 5	L 17-52@ Notre Dame	3	55	18.3	0	24
Wk 6	L 29-37vs Bowling Green	4	33	8.3	0	10
Wk 7	L 14-17@ Kent State	4	39	9.8	1	22
Wk 8	W 24-14vs Buffalo	2	13	6.5	0	7
Wk 10	L 28-45@ Ohio	5	57	11.4	0	16
Wk 11	W 24-14vs Akron	2	40	20.0	0	21
Wk 12	L 24-27vs Eastern Michigan	5	73	14.6	1	45
Total		35	454	13.8	4	45

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