Usage Score
7.4
Player Dossier
2014-2017Vanderbilt
LB • 6'2" • 240 lbs • Murfreesboro, TN, USA
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
Snapshot
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.
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
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Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
29.3
Usage
7.4
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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
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
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 | @ Tennessee | W 42-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Kentucky | L 21-44 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Western Kentucky | W 31-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Ole Miss | L 35-57 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Georgia | L 14-45 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Florida | L 24-38 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Alabama | L 0-59 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Kansas State10+ tackles | W 14-7 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Unknown10+ tackles | — | 10 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 28-6 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Vanderbilt
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 5.5 | 29.3 | 7.4 | 4.5 |
#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.
#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
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Recruit Profile
Class 2014 · Rating 0.895
Oakland · Murfreesboro, TN
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.
Emmanuel Smith quick answers
Recruiting profile
4-star recruit