Career Summary
Lettered one year each at San Jose State (2025), Purdue (2024) and Fullerton College (2023) … has played in 24 games at the FBS level … earned All-Mountain West Honorable Mention in 2025 … recorded career highs with 43 receptions, 688 receiving yards and three touchdowns in 2025 … his 688 receiving yards were eighth-most in the Mountain West … posted four 100-yard receiving performances, including a career-high 144 on nine catches against Air Force (Nov. 8) … appeared in all 12 games while attending Purdue in 2024, recording six catches, 72 yards and two touchdowns … played nine games at Fullerton College in 2023, recording 26 catches for 655 yards and nine touchdowns.
2025 (San Jose State)
Was an All-Mountain West Honorable Mention after breaking out for 43 receptions, 688 yards, and three touchdowns … finished the season with the eighth-most catches in the MW … posted season highs with nine catches and 144 yards against Air Force on Nov. 8 … Reeled in four catches for 113 yards against Hawai’i on Nov. 1 … Went for 116 yards on four catches vs. Utah State on Oct. 17 … Caught six passes for 101 yards vs. Stanford on Sept. 27.
2024 (Purdue)
Appeared in all 12 of Purdue’s game during his true sophomore season … posted six catches for 72 yards and two touchdowns in his first season in the Big Ten Conference … had his top outing of the year in his Division I debut on Aug. 31 vs. Indiana State, as he had two catches for a season-high 47 yards (including a 31-yard TD) while also blocking a punt.
2023 (Fullerton College)
Played in nine games as a true freshman in his lone season at Fullerton College … was a Third Team All-American and First Team All-SCFA National Southern Conference … recorded 26 receptions for 655 yards and nine touchdowns … had 212 yards and three TDs against Palomar on Oct. 21 … helped the Hornets to a conference title and an undefeated regular season.
High School
Attended Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in Houston … was a first team all-district honoree as a senior … had 50 catches for 845 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior.
Personal
Full name: Leland Archie Smith … parents are Andre and Yolanda Smith … has an older brother, Andre II, and a younger sister, Amanda … plans on majoring in sociology at UCLA … his mom played basketball at TCU … his dad played football and ran track at Grambling State … helped lead Restored Campus Ministry at UCLA … enjoys playing basketball and going thrifting in his free time … decided to attend UCLA because “it’s the best place in the world to play football and graduate” … earned his undergraduate degree in sociology … if he wasn’t playing football, he’d choose a career path as a minister.