Post-OSU Update: Devin Smith was the 37th overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. Smith had a difficult NFL career, managing to play only 22 games over four seasons. He finished his career with 15 catches for 248 yards (16.5 YPC) and two touchdowns. (updated: Nov. 2023)

Jersey #: 9 (2013-14), 15 (2011-12)

Major: Communications (2014), Social and Behavioral Sciences (2012-13)

Weight: 198 (2013-14), 196 (2012), 190 (2011)

2014 Media Guide: Devin Smith is a wonderful athlete and receiver capable of scoring a touchdown from anywhere on the field … he is the leading returning receiver on the team with 88 career receptions for 1,572 yards and 18 touchdowns … his 18 touchdown receptions rank seventh in school history and he has a chance of finishing among the top two or three in OSU history in that category … a fine season could also elevate Smith into Top 5 status for career receptions (he needs 53) and career receiving yards (he needs 724) … his 18 touchdown receptions have collectively averaged 39.6 yards per score with five TDs over 50 yards, including a school-record 90-yarder vs. Cal last season … the Buckeyes are 14-0 in games Smith scores a touchdown … he has not missed a game as a Buckeye: he has played in all 39 games the past three seasons and started 22 times … he has caught a pass in 17 consecutive games … a former state high school high jump champ, Smith has spent three spring seasons sprinting and jumping with the Buckeye track and field team … he finished in a tie for second at the 2014 Big Ten outdoor championships in the high jump by clearing a personal, collegiate-best 7-0.25 in his first competition of the season … his jump was among the Top 5 in school history – outdoors – and qualified him for NCAA regional competition.

2013: Smith earned honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference honors (coaches) as a junior after catching 44 passes for 660 yards and eight touchdowns to rank second on the team in all three categories … he caught a pass in all 14 games … he was on the receiving end of a Kenny Guiton pass that represents the longest play from scrimmage in school history – 90 yards – vs. California … less than two minutes later he caught a 47-yard TD, part of a career-high 149-yard receiving day against the Golden Bears … 49.7 yards-per-catch vs. Cal was a Big Ten best for the season … Smith also caught a big, 53-yard touchdown pass vs. Michigan … he tied a career-high with seven receptions vs. Iowa.

2013 Media Guide: Devin Smith is a terrific athlete and a fast athlete … this key member of the Ohio State receiving corps is a former state high school high jump champ who has spent two spring seasons sprinting and jumping with the Buckeye track and field team … he enters his junior season of 2013 having played in all 25 games the past two seasons for the Buckeyes, including making 10 starts during the 2012 season … he also enters his junior season with 44 career receptions for 912 yards and a 20.7-yards-per-reception average … he has 10 touchdown receptions with the average length for those scores an impressive 39.3 yards … as a sophomore in 2012 he was second on the team with 30 receptions and with 618 receiving yards, and his six touchdowns led all Buckeye receivers … he scored winning touchdowns on long catch-and-run plays vs. California (72-yarder with 3:26 to play) and Michigan State (63-yarder to put Buckeyes up 17-13 late in the third quarter) … scored two touchdowns vs. Indiana, including a 46-yarder with 6:47 left to play that proved to be the winning points in a 52-49 win … also had a 60-yard TD grab vs. Indiana, giving him three TDs in 2012 of 60-or-more yards … also had multi-touchdowns vs. Cal with a 25-yard score in addition to his game-winning 72-yard score … scored the first touchdown of the Urban Meyer era at Ohio State, a spectacular, leaping one-handed grab against Miami that ended up being recognized as Intersport’s GEICO Play of the Year … his two
100-yard receiving games – a career-high 145 yards vs. Cal and 106 yards vs. Indiana – helped Smith rank ninth in the Big Ten with 51.5 receiving yards per game last year … averaged 29.5 yards per catch vs. Cal (5 for 145 yards), good for third-place all-time at Ohio State for a single game.

2012 Media Guide: Devin is among a handful of players coming out of spring drills who began to emerge as a go-to player in Coach Urban Meyer’s Ohio State spread offense … a terrific athlete, Devin played in all 13 games this past season as a true freshman receiver and then competed for the Ohio State track and field team around his winter football workouts and spring drill responsibilities … on the gridiron, Devin was among a trio of receivers who led the Buckeyes in 2011 with 14 receptions, but he ranked first with 294 receiving yards and he was first among wide receivers with four touchdowns … he had season highs of three receptions (vs. Akron and Colorado) and 67 receiving yards (vs. Toledo) … scored two of his touchdowns in the win over Colorado … also scored against Akron and he was on the receiving end of the highlight play of the year for the Buckeyes, calmly hauling in Braxton Miller’s 40-yard aerial with 20 seconds left for a game-winning touchdown in the 33-29 win over a fine Wisconsin team … returned four kickoffs for 86 yards and a 21.5 average … Devin scored points for Ohio State’s
track team at both the Big Ten indoor and outdoor championships … he finished eighth indoors in the high jump (6-9) and 12th outdoors (6-9.75) … also competed in the 100-meter dash and long jump for the Buckeyes.

High School: Two-time first team all-Ohio offensive weapon … 110 career catches for 2,119 yards, 24 TD (second-best in school records) for Coach Jason Hall … all-county Independent player of year … state long jump champion and a state qualifier in the high jump and 4×200 relay … also a basketball stand-out … Ohio North-South Classic, Big 33 Game.

Personal: Son of Atina Smith and Andre Simpson.