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2023 Football Roster

Chase Cochran|Samford Athletics
Chase Cochran|Samford Athletics

5 Chandler Smith

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 186
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Marietta, Ga.
  • Previous School Walton HS
  • Twitter smithchandler13
  • Instagram chandler__smith13

Biography

Senior (2022): Started in all 13 games for the Southern Conference Champions… Caught 100 passes for 1,071 yards and 11 touchdowns… Returned eight punts for 48 yards with a long of 20 yards… Ranked in the top 100 nationally in receptions per game (7.7/4th), receiving touchdowns (11/10th), receiving yards (1,071/11th), receiving yards per game (82.4/24th), total touchdowns (11/51st) and All-Purpose yards (87.54/96th)… Along with Kendall Watson, was one of two pairs of teammates in the country to have 1,000+ receiving yards and 10+ touchdowns during the 2022 season… Collected four double digit receiving games and four 100+ receiving yard games… Had a season-high 14 catches for 144 yards against Mercer (11/19)… Caught a season-best three touchdown passes at Tennessee Tech (9/17)… Named first team All-SoCon by the media and second team All-SoCon by the coaches.  

2021 (Fall): Saw action in all 11 games, including seven starts at wide receiver . . . caught 42 passes for 406 yards and two touchdowns for the season . . . had a career-high 11 catches for a career-high 124 yards against ETSU . . . hauled in six passes for 46 yards and a touchdown at Wofford . . . caught eight passes for 59 yards at VMI. 

2021 (Spring): Played in the season-opener at ETSU before suffering a season-ending injury . . . had four catches for 18 yards against the Bucs . . . also threw one pass for nine yards. 

2019 (Freshman): Saw action in eight games as a backup running back and on special teams . . . rushed seven times for 71 yards for the season . . . had two carries for a season-high 24 yards at Mercer.

2018: Saw no game action . . . participated with the Bulldogs’ scout team.

High School: Prepped at Walton High School in Georgia . . . played both wide receiver and cornerback . . . caught 26 passes for 582 yards and six touchdowns as a senior.

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2018Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 186 lbs
    21
  • 29

    2019Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 186 lbs
    29
  • 0

    2020-21Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 186 lbs
    0
  • 0

    2021Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 188 lbs
    0
  • 0

    2022Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 186 lbs
    0
  • 5

    2023Graduate Student

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 186 lbs
    5