Matt Smith

TE · #80 · Sam Houston · GR · 6'4" · 245 · Needham, MA

TE depth chart, 2nd

29 2026 receiving yards
4 of 7 2026 catches
0 2026 TDs
12 Career games (3 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Sam Houston634-7 29 7.3 0
2024 UMass603-4 38 12.7 0

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 4.8 36
Yards per catch 7.3 28
Catch rate 57.1% 25
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Matt

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Landyn Locke QB · 1,418 pass yds · 6g
RB Alton McCaskill RB · 211 rush yds · 6g
WR-X Tim Burns Jr. WR · 212 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Chris Reed WR · 289 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Grady O'Neill WR · 260 rec yds · 6g
TE Max Whisner TE · 47 rec yds · 5g

The situation

Sam Houston 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.2% 13
Red zone TD rate 75.0% 63
Line yards per carry 1.0 0
Sack rate allowed 8.2% 24

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 @ TROY2 0 0 0 1
W2 TLSA1 1 5 0 0
W4 @ TTU1 0 0 0 0
W6 @ LIB2 2 9 0 0
W7 WKU1 1 15 0 0

Recruiting

2019 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2019 board
#1481 Coltin Clack PRO · Texas High ARST
#1485 Amari Johnson WR · Miami Carol City UCF
#1486 Matt Smith TE · Needham DUKE
#1492 Logan Berryhill WR · Camden County USF
#1492 Jay Bramblett P · Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa ND
TEs in the class
#65 Drew Martin North Little Rock MEM
#66 Simon Dellinger Snider ARMY
#67 Matt Smith Needham DUKE
#68 Ben Castellano Woodgrove
#69 Kyle Helbig Holy Family CSU
2026 · 36th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 56th pctile of class