Jabari Smith Jr.

WR · #5 · Ball State · JR · 5'9" · 160 · Orlando, FL

Transferred from FAU · Projected WR-SL starter

166 2025 receiving yards
15 of 25 2025 catches
3 2025 TDs
2 Explosive plays
19 Career games (6 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2025 Florida Atlantic9015-25 166 11.1 3
2024 Florida Atlantic10617-33 296 17.4 3

2025 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 18.4 46
Yards per catch 11.1 36
Catch rate 60.0% 47
Receiving TDs 3 68

Around Jabari

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Tyler Mizzell QB · no college stats
RB TJ Horton RB · 180 rush yds · 10g
WR-X Elisha Durham WR · no college stats
WR-Z Donovan Hamilton WR · 244 rec yds · 12g
TE Tate Hoover TE · 9 rec yds · 12g

The situation

Ball State 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.0% 12
Red zone TD rate 59.0% 10
Line yards per carry 1.4 1
Sack rate allowed 15.4% 0

2025 Game log

with Florida Atlantic
WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1 @ MD 4 3 35
W2Florida A&M Rattlers 3 1 18
W3 @ FIU 3 2 19
W5 MEM 2 1 5
W7 UAB 1 1 37 1
W8 @ USF 3 2 15
W9 @ NAVY 6 4 33 2 3
W12 @ TULN 1
W14 ECU 2 1 4 1

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#1789 Evan Haynie CB · Baylor School
#1789 Dedrick Latulas WR · Westgate LT
#1789 Jabari Smith Jr. WR · Jones FAU
#1789 Peyton Farmer OT · Fort Bend Ridge Point RICE
#1789 Devon Rainey ATH · Jonesboro BUFF
WRs in the class
#247 Caleb Goodie Port Arthur Memorial CSU
#248 Dedrick Latulas Westgate LT
#249 Jabari Smith Jr. Jones FAU
#250 Antwaan Mays Gulliver Prep MRSH
#251 Job Kralik Eatonville
2025 · 46th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 36th pctile of class