TE#83
Irv Smith
gsis_id 00-0034970
HOU
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2023 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.97 yd
- Cushion
- 7.54 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.98
- Avg YAC
- 2.12
- Share of intended air yards
- 2.9%
- Catch rate
- 60.0%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2024 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 0
- Drop rate
- 0.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 79.2
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.4 | 0.036 | 0.06 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 10 | 26 | 18 | 115 | 1 | -15.5 | 0.075 | 0.14 | 0 | 33.5 |
| 2022 | 9 | 38 | 26 | 185 | 3 | -4.1 | 0.118 | 0.23 | 0 | 62.5 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 240 lb
- College
- Alabama (Southeastern Conference)
- Draft
- 2019 · Rd 2 · Pk 50 · MIN
- Rookie season
- 2019
- Experience
- 6 yr
- Status
- CUT
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+position
39 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2020 · TE cohort of 34
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2020; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Hunter HenryTE · LAC · distance 0.94
- Separation
- 2.47
- Cushion
- 5.20
- YAC over expected
- 0.76
- Share of air yards
- 16.4
- Catch rate
- 64.5
Rob GronkowskiTE · TB · distance 0.98
- Separation
- 2.71
- Cushion
- 5.00
- YAC over expected
- 0.87
- Share of air yards
- 15.8
- Catch rate
- 58.4
Jordan AkinsTE · HOU · distance 0.99
- Separation
- 3.67
- Cushion
- 5.31
- YAC over expected
- 1.23
- Share of air yards
- 8.1
- Catch rate
- 75.5
Jimmy GrahamTE · CHI · distance 1.04
- Separation
- 3.04
- Cushion
- 5.76
- YAC over expected
- 0.16
- Share of air yards
- 11.5
- Catch rate
- 65.8
T.J. HockensonTE · DET · distance 1.13
- Separation
- 3.33
- Cushion
- 5.69
- YAC over expected
- -0.26
- Share of air yards
- 14.6
- Catch rate
- 66.3
Irv Smith baseline
- Separation
- 2.99
- Cushion
- 4.69
- YAC over expected
- 0.37
- Share of air yards
- 8.8
- Catch rate
- 69.8