Scoop Smith, Miami (OH) WR: the 2026 season story
Scoop Smith is a freshman wide receiver for Miami (OH) (Mid-American). He ranks 599th of 988 wide receivers in Division I by the Player Index, which judges every wide receiver on the measures that matter at the position, adjusted for the opponents he faced.
Scouting report
Why it matters. Knowing the one or two things a player does best, and where he is ordinary, says more than any single total. Scoop Smith's strongest measure is catch rate at 67%, 133rd of 485 (the average is 61%). His weakest is receiving yards per game at 20, 433rd of 485 (the average is 42).
Season production
Why it matters. Totals reward staying healthy and getting the ball; per-game numbers show how much he really carries each week. His receiving yards per game, 20, ranks 433rd among 485 ranked wide receivers.
Against every wide receiver
Why it matters. Splitting the measures into how much, how well and how many big plays shows what kind of wide receiver he is. Among ranked wide receivers he sits, on average, in the 16th percentile for volume, 41st for efficiency and 42nd for impact.
The season, game by game
Why it matters. A season average can hide a player who is great one week and absent the next; game by game shows how dependable he is. Over 9 games, Scoop Smith's best came in week 1 at Pittsburgh and his quietest in week 10 against Buffalo.
When it matters
Why it matters. Plenty of players produce in easy situations; the ones who keep it up on third down and against good teams are the ones coaches trust.
Where he does his damage
Why it matters. Where and how a player makes his plays shows how his team uses him and what a defense has to take away.
National and conference
Why it matters. A national rank shows how a player stacks up beyond his own league, where the competition can be very different. Scoop Smith is 375th of 485 FBS wide receivers and 31st of 48 in the Mid-American. Next up nationally is Kendall Harris of Old Dominion, 0.00 ahead on the index.
Wide receivers like him
Why it matters. Comparing a player with his closest statistical matches puts his season in context beyond the rankings. His closest match this season is Parker Fulghum of UL Monroe.
