Matt Smith
Sam Houston Bearkats
53
Depth

Matt Smith

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Projected Starter

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Matt Smith is the projected starter at TE for Sam Houston Bearkats.

Graduate student · #80 · 6'4", 245 lbs

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Depth at TE · Sam Houston Bearkats

  1. 18053Matt SmithStarter
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Sam Houston Starting Lineup

Top tight ends in Conference USA

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Hillside, ranked #2,364 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 3 catches, 13 yards, 1 TD. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 53 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,364 NatlTeam Share1%
Needham, MA
Jersey
#80
Class
GR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
245 lbs

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
—3131

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8256
National Rank
#2364
High School
Hillside
Hometown
Durham, NC

Why this rating?

On a 62-rated offense; 26th-percentile production (×0.60 for competition level) put them -9 vs unit starters → 53.

Team offense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 26% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 15LWKUYDS 15
REC
1
YDS
15
AVG
15.0
TD
0

Final L 16-3

Oct 8LLIBYDS 9
REC
2
YDS
9
AVG
4.5
TD
0

Final L 35-3

Sep 12LTLSAYDS 5
REC
1
YDS
5
AVG
5.0
TD
0

Final L 23-17

Matt Smith's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

3 rec · 13 yds · 1 TD
Usage / Involvement5%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.