Xavier Smith

Xavier Smith

28-Year-Old Wide ReceiverWR
Los Angeles Rams
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Year 2 for the Florida A&M product saw Smith finally break out of the practice squad, landing a role as the Rams' return man. He accumulated a solid 333 combined yards of return yardage, four rushes for 36 yards and a pair of catches for six yards in 17 games, including playoffs. A sudden breakout into the starting lineup seems unlikely for the 27-year-old, however, and his value for the Rams will continue to stem from his contributions as a return man while securing a handful of snaps on offense per game. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a contract with the Rams in October of 2024.
Limited usage in blowout win
WRLos Angeles Rams
December 8, 2025
Smith secured his only target for six yards and returned three punts for 46 yards during Sunday's 45-17 victory against the Cardinals.
ANALYSIS
A week removed from a career-high 82 yard performance against the Panthers, Smith regressed back to his typical stat line against the Cardinals. Smith took the field for just 21 snaps on offense, which was still a fair amount more than fellow backup Jordan Whittington's 12. Konata Mumpfield did get an extended look with 32 snaps on offense, but none of the trio of backups managed to earn more than a single target and combined for just 16 yards receiving, leaving them difficult to trust in fantasy playoff lineups with a high-stakes showdown against the Lions up next in Week 15.
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Advanced NFL Stats
How do Xavier Smith's 2025 advanced stats compare to other wide receivers?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
  • Air Yards Per Game
    The number of air yards he is averaging per game. Air yards measure how far the ball was thrown downfield for both complete and incomplete passes. Air yards are recorded as a negative value when the pass is targeted behind the line of scrimmage. All air yards data is from Sports Info Solutions and does not include throwaways as targeted passes.
  • Air Yards Per Snap
    The number of air yards he is averaging per offensive snap.
  • % Team Air Yards
    The percentage of the team's total air yards he accounts for.
  • % Team Targets
    The percentage of the team's total targets he accounts for.
  • Avg Depth of Target
    Also known as aDOT, this stat measures the average distance down field he is being targeted at.
  • Catch Rate
    The number of catches made divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Drop Rate
    The number of passes he dropped divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Avg Yds After Catch
    The number of yards he gains after the catch on his receptions.
  • % Targeted On Route
    Targets divided by total routes run. Also known as TPRR.
  • Avg Yds Per Route Run
    Receiving yards divided by total routes run. Also known as YPRR.
Air Yards Per Game
13.9
 
Air Yards Per Snap
1.13
 
% Team Air Yards
4.8%
 
% Team Targets
3.1%
 
Avg Depth of Target
12.8 Yds
 
Catch Rate
78.6%
 
Drop Rate
0.0%
 
Avg Yds After Catch
5.5
 
% Targeted On Route
21.5%
 
Avg Yds Per Route Run
2.66
 
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
Snap %
Los Angeles RamsRams 2025 WR Snap Distribution
#% of Team Snaps

60172%
15668%
51462%
14965%
41150%
8939%
22227%
8135%
15218%
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14918%
4721%
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
How does the Lions pass defense compare to other NFL teams this season?
The bars represents the team's percentile rank (based on QB Rating Against). The longer the bar, the better their pass defense is. The team and position group ratings only include players that are currently on the roster and not on injured reserve. The list of players in the table only includes defenders with at least 3 attempts against them.
DET
vs Lions
Sunday, Dec 14th at 4:25PM
Overall QB Rating Against
71.6
 
Cornerbacks
85.4
 
Safeties
43.4
 
Linebackers
66.6
 
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2025 Xavier Smith Split Stats
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More Fantasy News
Career-best effort in Carolina
WRLos Angeles Rams
November 30, 2025
Smith caught all three of his targets for 82 yards in Sunday's 31-28 loss to the Panthers.
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Cleared of concussion
WRLos Angeles Rams
November 28, 2025
Smith (concussion) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Panthers, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.
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Returns to full participation
WRLos Angeles Rams
Concussion
November 26, 2025
Smith (concussion) logged a full practice Wednesday, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports.
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Inactive against Tampa Bay
WRLos Angeles Rams
Concussion
November 23, 2025
Smith (concussion) is inactive for Sunday night's game versus Tampa Bay.
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Questionable for SNF
WRLos Angeles Rams
Concussion
November 21, 2025
Smith (concussion) is questionable for Sunday night's game against the Bucs, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
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