Player Dossier

2007-2010

Syracuse

Derrell Smith

LB • 6'1" • New Castle, DE, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Derrell Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.

Usage / Role

Role sample still building

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Impact Production

0

Developing production for a linebacker

lowelite

Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

10

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Syracuse

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Syracuse
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Akron

Player Story

Derrell Smith built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a linebacker from New Castle, DE wearing No. 25, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Derrell Smith's career was his defensive production:...

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Derrell Smith, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Syracuse. Derrell Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.

Quick Answers

Derrell Smith quick answers

Latest team and position
Syracuse · LB
Career Tackles
0
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 4 games
Best season
2008 Regular Season · Syracuse
Top game
Akron
Latest roster
No. 25 · Class 2010

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonSyracuse20-0--050
2008 Regular SeasonSyracuse10-0--073.3
2009 Regular SeasonSyracuse00-0--0-
2010 Regular SeasonSyracuse10-0--073.3

Related Context

Derrell Smith played LB for Syracuse. Across 4 tracked seasons, Derrell Smith recorded 22 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2007 with Syracuse.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season

Syracuse paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

2007 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 0 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2010 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2007 Regular Season · Syracuse

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

0

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Iowa: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Iowa

Best efficiency game

0 vs Iowa

Result
Sun 9/9@ IowaL 0-35
Sat 9/1vs WashingtonL 12-42

Player Story

Derrell Smith story

Derrell Smith built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a linebacker from New Castle, DE wearing No. 25, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Derrell Smith's career was his defensive production: 2 interceptions across 4 career games in the available record. His career also includes 22 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Derrell Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Syracuse

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2007200820092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonSyracuse00
2008 Regular SeasonSyracuse1201
2009 Regular SeasonSyracuse0-1
2010 Regular SeasonSyracuse1201

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Akron

Week 2 · L 28-42

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#2

@ Cincinnati

Week 9 · W 31-7 · 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.

#3

@ Iowa

Week 2 · L 0-35

0

Havoc Plays

0 takeover

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.

#4

vs Washington

Week 1 · L 12-42

0

Havoc Plays

0 takeover

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Syracuse

1 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

73.3

#2

2010 Regular Season · Syracuse

73.3

1 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

#3

2007 Regular Season · Syracuse

50

0 primary · 0 efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games