Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 22 yds |
| Total | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
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Travis Smith Jr.
Sophomore wide receiver for Tennessee. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 215 lb · Atlanta, GA · Westlake
Returning to Tennessee for 2026
The numbers
22
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 11 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 22 yds, vs Furman
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Tennessee. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Tennessee in 2025.
Travis Smith Jr.
Second year in the Tennessee receiving corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 22 rec yds, 2 receptions against Furman — Week 1, 2026.
22 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Tennessee4-star out of Westlake
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Josh Heupel — 10-5 over that span.
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
2026Tennessee2-0HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 22.0 YDS/g, 11.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–9
vs Furman
2 rec · 22 yds
Dominant 47-point win at home against Furman.
With F. Brandon — 226 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 68 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · M. Matthews — 4 rec · 132 yds · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Tennessee
Returning around him
- 35% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 5 Tennessee players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (21 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tennessee · Last season: 8-5 (AP #18) · Talent rank #13 · 2026 recruiting class #8
Background
CAREER HONORS 2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll CAREER Big, fast, powerful wide out who enters his second season and will be in the rotation at receiver ... Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2025 and participated in spring practice ... Played in seven career games. 2025 – FRESHMAN Played in seven...
The receiver room · Tennessee
- #14Braylon Staley837 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Mike Matthews813 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Radarious Jackson90 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Joakim Dodson38 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Travis Smith Jr.29 receiving yards · 2025
12 more on the roster · Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology