2025 Receiving Stats
REC
11
YDS
173
TD
0
AVG
15.7
TAR
14
Rest-of-Season Projections
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
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Limited usage in blowout win
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.
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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Fantasy/Red Zone Stats
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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. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
Air Yards Per Game
13.9Air Yards Per Snap
1.13% Team Air Yards
4.8%% Team Targets
3.1%Avg Depth of Target
12.8 YdsCatch Rate
78.6%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
5.5% Targeted On Route
21.5%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
See where Xavier Smith lined up on the field and how he performed at each spot.
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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.
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
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
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
Smith (concussion) logged a full practice Wednesday, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports.
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Inactive against Tampa Bay
Smith (concussion) is inactive for Sunday night's game versus Tampa Bay.
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Questionable for SNF
Smith (concussion) is questionable for Sunday night's game against the Bucs, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
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