Zhaiel Smith
New Mexico Lobos
66
Depth

Zhaiel Smith

New Mexico LobosSolid
WR-ZOffenseDepth
3rd String

Is Zhaiel Smith starting?

Zhaiel Smith is listed 3rd string at WR-Z for New Mexico Lobos.

Sophomore · #6 · 5'11", 188 lbs

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Depth at WR-Z · New Mexico Lobos

  1. 11473DJ DarlingStarter
  2. 2073Miles Williams
  3. 3666Zhaiel SmithYou

New Mexico Starting Lineup

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Top wide receivers in the Mountain West

Matt LongAir Force · WR-ZDonnie CheersNevada · WR-XMekhi CollinsNorth Dakota State · WR-X

Up next for New Mexico

New Mexico plays Nevada away on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 09:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Tualatin, ranked #3,119 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 9 catches, 112 yards, 0 TD. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 66 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #3,119 NatlTeam Share4%
Portland, OR
Jersey
#6
Class
SO
Height
5'11"
Weight
188 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
202591120

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
0.8033
National Rank
#3119
High School
Tualatin
Hometown
Tualatin, OR

Why this rating?

On a 78-rated offense; 40th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 66.

Team offense (SP+)
78
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 40% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 for role; −12 depth penalty

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

Sep 26WNMSUYDS 50
REC
3
YDS
50
AVG
16.7
TD
0

Final W 42-18

Sep 6WCMUYDS 7
REC
1
YDS
7
AVG
7.0
TD
0

Final W 38-7

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

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Team Role

9 rec · 112 yds · 0 TD
Usage / Involvement20%
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