Matt Smith
Sam Houston Bearkats
53
Depth

Matt Smith

Sam Houston BearkatsRebuilding
TEOffenseDepth
Projected Starter

Is Matt Smith starting?

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
  2. 21453London Deyon

Sam Houston Starting Lineup

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Top tight ends in Conference USA

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Up next for Sam Houston

Sam Houston plays Jacksonville State away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

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 22LNMSUYDS 4
REC
1
YDS
4
AVG
4.0
TD
0

Final L 30-24

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.