Player Dossier

2014-2017

Vanderbilt

Emmanuel Smith

LB • 6'2" • 240 lbs • Murfreesboro, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Emmanuel Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.4

Efficiency

29.3

Consistency

13.3

Season Value

14.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Vanderbilt
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Emmanuel Smith, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Emmanuel Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Vanderbilt paired 5.5 primary output with 29.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 29.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

29.3

Usage

7.4

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

Tennessee

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 0. Unknown: 2. Kansas State: 1. Alabama: 0. Florida: 0. Georgia: 0.5. Ole Miss: 2. Western Kentucky: 0. Kentucky: 0. Tennessee: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 6 by 25. Unknown: 10 by 61.7. Kansas State: 12 by 60. Alabama: 9 by 37.5. Florida: 7 by 29.2. Georgia: 6 by 30. Ole Miss: 1 by 24.2. Western Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Tennessee: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=5 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

61.7 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 11/25@ TennesseeW 42-2432000
Sat 11/11vs KentuckyL 21-4411000
Sat 11/4vs Western KentuckyW 31-1722000
Sat 10/14@ Ole MissL 35-5711110
Sat 10/7vs GeorgiaL 14-45640.5000
Sat 9/30@ FloridaL 24-3870000
Sat 9/23vs AlabamaL 0-5994000
Sat 9/16vs Kansas State10+ tacklesW 14-7125100
Sat 9/9vs Unknown10+ tackles1041.500.500
Sun 9/3@ Middle TennesseeW 28-666000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Vanderbilt

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2014201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonVanderbilt0
2015 Regular SeasonVanderbilt00
2016 Regular SeasonVanderbilt18.80.91
2017 Regular SeasonVanderbilt5.529.37.44.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.3 takeover score.

#2

Ole Miss

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.

#3

Kansas State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.5 takeover score.

#4

Kentucky

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

#5

Georgia

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 21.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

5.5 primary output · 29.3 efficiency · 7.4 usage

14.9

#2

2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

4.9

1 primary · 8.8 efficiency · 0.9 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.895

Oakland · Murfreesboro, TN

Committed To
Vanderbilt
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

63

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Emmanuel Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
63