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Ainias Smith Carolina Panthers · #80

Wide Receiver · 5' 9", 176 lbs · Missouri City, TX · Age 25

Ainias Smith is a Wide Receiver for the Carolina Panthers, drafted 152nd overall, 2024. In 2024 he caught 7 passes for 41 yards and 1 touchdowns.

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Carolina Panthers · #80 · Wide Receiver

Ainias Smith

Season avg7 rec · 41 yds · 1 td

Career avg7 rec · 41 yds · 1 td

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Scouting report

Ainias Smith — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Ainias Smith is a Wide Receiver for the Carolina Panthers, drafted 152nd overall, 2024. In 2024 he caught 7 passes for 41 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Receiving

Big-play

B-

Scoring

C-

Receiving yards

Average · offense

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Volume

Solid · offense

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Big-play

Average · offense

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B-

Scoring

Strong · offense

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C-

Target share

Solid · offense

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Act II

Where Ainias Smith stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

15Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Ainias Smith — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Receiving

41 YDS

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A+

Volume

7 REC

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Big-play

5.9 Y/R

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A+

Scoring

1 TD

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The engine

How the model sees Ainias Smith

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2025 modeled

rec

7–8

rec yds

39–44

1–1

targets

9–10

games

7–7

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the rec line vs last season

Last season 7 → projected 7 rec

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.1 rec

Everything it reads

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1 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 25 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 7

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Ainias Smith career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt	Y/R
2024	7	7	41	1	9	5.9
Career	7	7	41	1	9

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Jalen Royals 99%Savion Williams 98%KeAndre Lambert-Smith 95%K.J. Osborn 94%Arian Smith 93%Coleman Owen 93%

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Context

Are the Carolina Panthers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record

86off index

76def index

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76%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A- (86), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 77, pass rush 53, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Ainias Smith

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-05-31

The beginning

Ainias Smith is a Wide Receiver for the Carolina Panthers, in his 2nd NFL season.

Carolina Panthers

Turning pro

Drafted 152nd overall, 2024 as a Wide Receiver.

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Ainias Smith is a Carolina Panthers wide receiver, drafted 152nd overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2024) he has caught 7 passes for 41 yards and 1 touchdown.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 7 passes for 41 yards and 1 touchdown in 2024.

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Smith's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ AINIAS SMITH ABSOLUTELY ELECTRIC. #shorts ▶ NFL Draft Film Ep 361: Ainias Smith / WR / Texas A&M / 2021 / Full Highlights

Off the field

Measurables

Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 176 lbs
Draft: 152nd overall, 2024
Born: Missouri City, TX
Age: 25
Jersey: #80

Background

Ainias Smith is from Missouri City, TX and is 25 years old. He was drafted 152nd overall, 2024 and plays wide receiver at 5' 9", 176 lbs.

Over his 2024 season he has caught 7 passes for 41 yards and 1 touchdowns. Smith is currently on the Carolina Panthers roster.

The person

Ainias Smith is a depth receiver who has caught 7 passes for 41 yards and 1 touchdowns across his 2024 rookie season.

Receiving7 career catches, 41 yards, 1 touchdowns.

Best season7 catches for 41 yards in 2024.

Yards per catch5.9 yards per reception over his career.

Draft pedigree152nd overall, 2024.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Ainias Smith — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Ainias Smith, answered.

What position does Ainias Smith play?

Ainias Smith is a Wide Receiver for the Carolina Panthers.

When was Ainias Smith drafted?

Ainias Smith was drafted 152nd overall, 2024.

How many seasons has Ainias Smith played?

1 (2024).

What are Ainias Smith's career stats?

He has caught 7 passes for 41 yards and 1 touchdown.

Ainias Smith career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.