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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Northern Illinois
Albert Smalls
CB • 6'1" • 207 lbs • Miramar, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Albert Smalls shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Albert Smalls built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a cornerback from Miramar, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Albert Smalls' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Albert Smalls, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Albert Smalls shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 52
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Albert Smalls quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · CB
- Career Tackles
- 52
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Monsignor Pace · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Monsignor Pace · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 3 tackles · CB 294th (top 76%) · Mid-American 354th (top 65%) · National 3,638th (top 63%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 12 | 42 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 47.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 27.8 |
Related Context
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Albert Smalls played CB for Northern Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Albert Smalls recorded 52 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 2 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
21.1
Usage
2.9
Consistency
45.2
Best Game by takeover score
Central Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 0. Boston College: 1. Eastern Illinois: 1. Nebraska: 1. San Diego State: 1. Kent State: 0. Buffalo: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0. Toledo: 0. Ball State: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Central Michigan: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 2 by 8.3. Boston College: 6 by 35. Eastern Illinois: 2 by 18.3. Nebraska: 3 by 22.5. San Diego State: 3 by 22.5. Kent State: 2 by 8.3. Buffalo: 3 by 22.5. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Toledo: 9 by 37.5. Ball State: 3 by 12.5. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 4 by 36.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Central Michigan
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs Toledo
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/26 | vs Duke | L 14-36 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | @ Central MichiganSplash game | L 24-31 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Thu 11/16 | vs Western Michigan | W 35-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/10 | vs Ball State | W 63-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/2 | @ Toledo | L 17-27 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/26 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 30-27 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Buffalo | W 14-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Kent State | W 24-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | @ San Diego State | L 28-34 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Nebraska | W 21-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 38-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Boston College | L 20-23 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Albert Smalls story
Albert Smalls built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a cornerback from Miramar, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Albert Smalls' career was his defensive production: 52 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 4 interceptions, and 6 passes defended across 19 career games in the available record. That gives Albert Smalls' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 20 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 20 | — | -1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 20.8 | 2.7 | -1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 7 | 21.1 | 2.9 | 7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 7 | 21.1 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 10.8 | 9 | -6 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 1 · L 7-33
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Western Michigan
Week 14 · W 31-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Presbyterian
Week 1 · W 55-3
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Western Michigan
Week 12 · W 27-19 · 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.
#5
@ Central Michigan
Week 13 · L 24-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
2 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
49.5
#2
2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
47.8
0 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 2.7 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois
47.6
7 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 2.9 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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