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Big Ten Network on YouTube · Oct 15
WR · Ohio State · 6'4" · 222 lb
Consensus #1 · Likely starter (pre-combine)
From consensus rank and position against 20 years of careers; testing and Burst join after the combine.
WRs ranked 1–10 (he's #1) have usually gone in the middle-half range of picks 6–17, with a median of 10. From 28 drafted players in the 2016-2026 drafts, by CFBD pre-draft rank (±10).
What Makes Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith 'The Best Football Player in America'? | Urban Analysis
Big Ten Network on YouTube · Oct 15
#1 in the week of Sep 21. The chart starts next week.
After the combine
Burst grades his athletic testing against every player at his position since 2000, on a 0 to 10 scale.
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Ohio State | 69 | 1200 | 17.4 | 14 |
| 2025 Ohio State | 87 | 1243 | 14.3 | 12 |
| 2024 Ohio State | 76 | 1315 | 17.3 | 15 |
| Car | Yds | Avg | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Ohio State | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Ohio State | 3 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 Ohio State | 6 |
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Burst
After the combineJeremiah Smith gets a Burst score once he tests at the combine or his pro day. Burst grades each test against every WR at the combine since 2000, where 5.0 is average for the position and 10 is the best ever. Each area is the average of its tests. Size-adjusted weighs speed against body weight. With fewer than 5 combine tests, pro day results fill the tests he skipped; timed pro day drills (40, shuttle, 3-cone) aren't scored yet.
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR · USC · 2020 draft, #34
Similar production and size · 80% match
Mike Williams
WR · Clemson · 2017 draft, #7
Similar production and size · 78% match
Antonio Gandy-Golden
WR · Liberty · 2020 draft, #142
Similar production and size · 71% match
Built from our own data: size, Burst testing and college production against drafted players since 2006, and how their NFL careers went. A comp isn't a forecast.
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Example
“Late hands on contested balls, but wins every release.”
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| 7.8 |
| 1 |
| Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 vs Ball State | 8 | 151 | 2 | 48 |
| Wk 2 at Texas | 8 | 164 | 1 | 43 |
| Wk 3 vs Kent State | 5 | 85 | 0 | 23 |
| Wk 4 vs Illinois | 12 | 217 | 4 | 72 |
| Wk 5 at Iowa | 11 | 206 | 2 | 57 |
| Wk 6 vs Maryland | 4 | 93 | 2 | 40 |
| Wk 7 at Indiana | 4 | 68 | 1 | 38 |
| Wk 9 at USC | 10 | 83 | 1 | 27 |
| Wk 10 vs Oregon | 7 | 133 | 1 | 57 |
| Car | Yds | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 vs Ball State | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Wk 7 at Indiana | 1 | 2 | 0 |
College stats courtesy of CollegeFootballData.com.
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