Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 27-28vs Pittsburgh | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 12 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 27-16@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-0vs Houston | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 4 | 32 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
#10
Tyrin Smith
Senior wide receiver for Texas State. 2024: 4 catches, 32 receiving yards.
5′7″ · 173 lb · Cibolo, TX
CFB Index 83 · #26 of 488 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Texas State for 2026
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 story
4 wide receiver for Texas State. 2024: 4 catches, 32 receiving yards.
- Signed with UTEP in 2021.
- Transferred from Cincinnati to Texas State in 2025.
Tyrin Smith
Moves the chains on third down. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. His first career honor landed in 2022: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 12 rec yds, 1 receptions against Pittsburgh, Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 183 yds at New Mexico.New Mexico · L 10-272022
202111 games
- Signed with UTEPout of Cisco College
202212 games
- Entered the portal
- All-Conference USAhonorable_mention
20234 games
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
20243 games
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coaches2021–2022
Texas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021UTEP7-6HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2022UTEP5-7HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2023UTEP3-9HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2024Cincinnati5-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
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
2024 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | UTEP | 19 | 191 | 10.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | UTEP | 72 | 1,047 | 14.5 | 7 | -- |
| 2021 | UTEP | 33 | 570 | 17.3 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 128 | 1,840 | 14.4 | 12 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cincinnati | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- |
| 2023 | UTEP | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- |
| 2022 | UTEP | 4 | 22 | 9 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | UTEP | -- | -- | 64 | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 22 | 73 | 13 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas State
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Texas State
Returning around him
- 76% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -3 net (18 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #74
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Terrance Dixon’s 2021 season.
Matches Terrance on
Height
Weight
Yards / reception
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jacob Harris’s path through UCF.
100%match
#2
Lujuan Winningham
99%
#3
Jalen Kelsey
97%
#5
Kyndon Fuselier
94%
Matches Jacob on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Erik Brooks's junior season at Fresno State (2022).
Matches Erik on
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Erik on
Reception volume (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Tyrin Smith
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology