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2026 Football Roster

Yannick Smith

  • Position WR
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 207
  • Hometown Summerville, S.C.
  • Previous School ECU / Summerville

Biography

2025 (Sophomore at ECU): Saw action in 11 games … named Fourth-Team Preseason All-AAC by Athlon Sports … logged 44 receptions for 583 yards … posted two 100-yard receiving games … recorded five touchdowns.

2024 (Freshman at ECU) : Played in all 13 games making three starts during initial year with the program … earned first varsity letter after logging 509 total snaps (496 offense, 13 special teams) … caught 25 passes for 434 yards (17.4 ypc) with three touchdowns … rushed twice for four yards … averaged 33.7 all-purpose yards per game … made collegiate debut against Norfolk State where he caught three passes for 43 yards … started last three games of the season (North Texas, Navy, NC State) … established career-highs in receptions (7/North Texas), receiving yards (112/North Texas) and longest reception (52/Navy) … scored touchdowns against Temple (16 yards), North Texas (28 yards) and Navy (52 yards) … caught at least one pass in 10 of 13 contests (multiple five times) … targeted 41 times making 25 games … credited with 110 yards after the catch … in last four games, recorded 17 receptions for 296 yards (17.4 ypc) with two scores … logged multi-catch contests against Tulsa (four), North Texas (seven), Navy (three) and NC State (three) … additional games with one catch were against Appalachian State (29 yards), UTSA (35 yards), (6 yards) and Army (16 yards) … registered 29 or more yards receiving in a game seven times … caught seven passes of 20 or more yards ranking fourth on the team … twenty-plus yard grabs came against Navy (52 TD), North Texas (41, 28 TD), UTSA (35), NC State (30), Appalachian State (29) and Tulsa (27) … eighteen of 25 receptions went for 10 or more yards … credited with career-long rush of seven yards against NC State in the Military Bowl.
 
High School: Three-year letterman for head coach Ian Rafferty … two-sport athlete (football, basketball) … two-way player for the Green Wave (WR/DB) that won 28 games over three seasons … during prep career, caught 117 passes for 2,147 yards and 23 touchdowns … played in the 2023 Shrine Bowl of the Carolina's game for South Carolina … as a senior, caught 62 passes for 1,387 yards (22.4 ypc) with 17 scores … averaged 126.1 yards per game as a receiver for a squad that posted a 13-1 record … ran the ball 30 times for 260 yards and three additional scores … completed 4 of 4 passes for 58 yards and a pair of touchdowns … also returned kickoffs (4 for 112 yards) and punts (6 for 94 yards) … credited with one interception during senior campaign … named The Post and Courier Player of the Week following the Green Wave’s 48-30 win over West Ashley where he caught six passes for 241 yards and six touchdowns and finished the game with 350 all-purpose yards … hauled in 50 passes for over 700 yards with six scores in his junior season … as a sophomore, his first year of football, tallied over 300 yards receiving … on the hardwood, was named 5A Player of the Year as a junior … named Summerville Journal Scene Male Basketball Player of the Year after averaging 18.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as a sophomore.

Rating Information
Four-star prospect according to 247Sports Composite, ESPN.com, On3.com and Rivals.com … listed as the 20th-best player in South Carolina by ESPN.com … rated as the 22nd-best prospect in South Carolina by 247Sports … tabbed a Top 125 receiver nationally by ESPN.com.
 

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