Player Dossier

2008-2011

Vanderbilt

Larry Smith

QB • 6'2" • Prattville, AL, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Larry Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 17.5 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

52%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

24

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

19

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

33

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Vanderbilt
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Player Story

Larry Smith built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a quarterback from Prattville, AL wearing No. 10, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Larry Smith's career was his passing role: 3,223...

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Larry Smith, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Larry Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 17.5 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
3,741
Passing yards
3,223
Rushing yards
518
Touchdowns
24

Quick Answers

Larry Smith quick answers

Latest team and position
Vanderbilt · QB
Career Total Offense
3,741
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
Best season
2009 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
Top game
Northwestern
Latest roster
No. 10 · Class 2011
2011 Total offense rank
685 total offense · QB 144th (top 52%) · SEC 28th (top 20%) · National 242nd (top 19%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2008 PostseasonVanderbilt214612125048.3
2008 Regular SeasonVanderbilt2614615148.3
2009 Regular SeasonVanderbilt91,3391,126213668.4
2010 Regular SeasonVanderbilt111,5101,2622481066.8
2011 PostseasonVanderbilt915914217146.5
2011 Regular SeasonVanderbilt95265260646.5

Related Context

Larry Smith played QB for Vanderbilt. Across 4 tracked seasons, Larry Smith recorded 3,223 passing yards, 518 rushing yards, and 24 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Vanderbilt.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season

Vanderbilt paired 1,339 primary output with 55.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 55.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina

Loss with 177 yards of offense and 53 efficiency. It landed in the 66.7th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

Games

9

Primary Metric / G

148.8

Efficiency

55.5

Usage

24.4

Consistency

75.3

Best Game by takeover score

South Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Western Carolina: 219. LSU: 82. Mississippi State: 122. Rice: 248. Ole Miss: 89. Army: 187. Georgia: 153. South Carolina: 177. Georgia Tech: 62

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Carolina: 29 by 71.6. LSU: 37 by 39.9. Mississippi State: 38 by 39.3. Rice: 50 by 50.2. Ole Miss: 40 by 39.7. Army: 31 by 56. Georgia: 36 by 49.4. South Carolina: 48 by 53. Georgia Tech: 3 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins233.5 · Games = 2 · +108.9 vs Losses
Losses124.6 · Games = 7 · -108.9 vs Wins

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

South Carolina

Best efficiency game

100 vs Georgia Tech

Result
Sat 10/31vs Georgia TechL 31-562227100.01010013535035
Sat 10/24@ South CarolinaL 10-14163313248.5005315453017
Sat 10/17vs GeorgiaL 10-34112612142.31149.410323.20021
Sat 10/10@ ArmyL 13-16112414445.802567436.10033
Sat 10/3vs Ole MissL 7-2310276937.01139.713201.50011
Sun 9/27@ RiceW 36-17234126856.10150.29-20-2.2016
Sat 9/19vs Mississippi StateL 3-15123212437.50139.36-2-0.3005
Sat 9/12@ LSUL 9-2311248845.80139.913-6-0.5019
Sat 9/5vs Western CarolinaDual-threatW 45-0101815355.61071.611666020

Player Story

Larry Smith story

Larry Smith built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a quarterback from Prattville, AL wearing No. 10, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Larry Smith's career was his passing role: 3,223 passing yards, 16 touchdown passes, 631 attempts, and 518 rushing yards across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Vanderbilt. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 518 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Vanderbilt.

The arc is straightforward: Larry 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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    Vanderbilt

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200820082009201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 PostseasonVanderbilt20752.126
2008 Regular SeasonVanderbilt20752.1260
2009 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1,33955.524.41,132
2010 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1,51051.128.6171
2011 PostseasonVanderbilt68556.417.5-825
2011 Regular SeasonVanderbilt68556.417.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Northwestern

Week 1 · L 21-23

Loss with 288 yards of offense and 60.1 efficiency.

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Total Offense

80.6 takeover

288 total offense with 60.1 efficiency.

#2

vs Boston College

Week 1 · W 16-14 · Postseason

146

Total Offense

76.8 takeover

Win with 146 yards of offense and 60.8 efficiency.

146 total offense with 60.8 efficiency.

#3

@ UConn

Week 5 · L 21-40

221

Total Offense

76.8 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

221 total offense with 57.4 efficiency.

#4

@ South Carolina

Week 8 · L 10-14 · Conference game

177

Total Offense

73.2 takeover

Loss with 177 yards of offense and 53 efficiency.

177 total offense with 53 efficiency.

#5

vs South Carolina

Week 8 · L 7-21 · Conference game

190

Total Offense

73 takeover

Loss with 190 yards of offense and 53 efficiency.

190 total offense with 53 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

1,339 primary output · 55.5 efficiency · 24.4 usage

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#2

2010 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

66.8

1,510 primary · 51.1 efficiency · 28.6 usage

#3

2008 Postseason · Vanderbilt

48.3

207 primary · 52.1 efficiency · 26 usage

Milestones

2

250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

10

Above avg efficiency