Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2005-2009Northwestern
Brendan Smith
S • 6'1" • Andover, MA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brendan Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 0 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2005 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Brendan Smith built his college career from 2005 through 2009 as a safety from Andover, MA wearing No. 4, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Brendan Smith's career was his defensive production: 7...
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- Committed To
- UAB
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2004
Brendan Smith, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2005 Regular Season · Northwestern. Brendan Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 0 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Brendan Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · S
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2005 Regular Season · Northwestern
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Marietta · UAB
- High school pipeline
- Marietta · 30 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2009
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 62.2 |
| 2006 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.3 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2008 Postseason | Northwestern | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.5 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 25.5 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
Related Context
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Brendan Smith played S for Northwestern. Across 5 tracked seasons, Brendan Smith recorded 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2005 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 2 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2005 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2009 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2005 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
—
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 1. Michigan State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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First Half1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
20 vs Michigan State
Player Story
Brendan Smith story
Brendan Smith built his college career from 2005 through 2009 as a safety from Andover, MA wearing No. 4, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Brendan Smith's career was his defensive production: 7 interceptions across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2006 with Northwestern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Brendan Smith's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 238 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern.
The arc is straightforward: Brendan Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2005-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200520062007200820082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 20 | — | — |
| 2006 Regular Season | Northwestern | 3 | 10 | — | 1 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | — | -3 |
| 2008 Postseason | Northwestern | 2 | 3.6 | — | 2 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 3.6 | — | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | — | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan State
Week 8 · W 49-14 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
vs Wisconsin
Week 6 · W 51-48 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
@ Iowa
Week 10 · W 21-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Michigan State
Week 8 · L 38-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ Nevada
Week 4 · L 21-31
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2005 Regular Season · Northwestern
2 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
62.2
#2
2006 Regular Season · Northwestern
53.3
3 primary · 10 efficiency · — usage
#3
2007 Regular Season · Northwestern
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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