Player Dossier

2014-2017

Arizona State

Tashon Smallwood

DL • 6'0" • 279 lbs • Fresno, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Tashon Smallwood shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

6

Efficiency

21.1

Consistency

12.8

Season Value

19.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Arizona State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Arizona State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

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.

Tashon Smallwood, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Arizona State. Tashon Smallwood shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Arizona State paired 11.5 primary output with 23.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 21.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. 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 Postseason · Arizona State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

21.1

Usage

6

Consistency

12.8

Best Game by takeover score

NC State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. NC State: 0. New Mexico State: 6. San Diego State: 1. Texas Tech: 0. Oregon: 0. Stanford: 0. Washington: 1. Utah: 0. USC: 0. Colorado: 3. UCLA: 0.5. Oregon State: 1.5. Arizona: 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. NC State: 4 by 16.7. New Mexico State: 5 by 70.8. San Diego State: 3 by 22.5. Texas Tech: 2 by 8.3. Oregon: 1 by 4.2. Stanford: 1 by 4.2. Washington: 6 by 35. Utah: 1 by 4.2. USC: 4 by 16.7. Colorado: 3 by 42.5. UCLA: 3 by 17.5. Oregon State: 2 by 23.3. Arizona: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins1.6 · n=7 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=6 · -1.4 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=7 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=6 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico State

Best efficiency game

70.8 vs New Mexico State

Result
Fri 12/29vs NC StateL 31-5243000
Sat 11/25vs ArizonaW 42-3021000
Sat 11/18@ Oregon StateW 40-24210.5001
Sun 11/12@ UCLAL 37-44320.5000
Sun 11/5vs ColoradoSplash gameW 41-3033210
Sun 10/29vs USCL 17-4842000
Sat 10/21@ UtahW 30-1010000
Sun 10/15vs WashingtonW 13-7620.500.500
Sat 9/30@ StanfordL 24-3410000
Sun 9/24vs OregonW 37-3510000
Sun 9/17@ Texas TechL 45-5221000
Sun 9/10vs San Diego StateL 20-30310.500.500
Fri 9/1vs New Mexico State2+ sacks · Splash gameW 37-3154420

Career Arc

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

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    Arizona State

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20142015201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonArizona State0
2015 Regular SeasonArizona State00
2016 Regular SeasonArizona State11.523.28.311.5
2017 PostseasonArizona State1321.161.5
2017 Regular SeasonArizona State1321.160

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

New Mexico State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6

Primary metric

6 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.

#2

Oregon

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.

#3

Utah

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 39.8 takeover score.

#4

Washington State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 37.6 takeover score.

#5

Colorado

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 36.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · Arizona State

11.5 primary output · 23.2 efficiency · 8.3 usage

29.6

#2

2017 Postseason · Arizona State

19.5

13 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 6 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Arizona State

19.5

13 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8943

Central East · Fresno, CA

Committed To
Arizona State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

65

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Tashon Smallwood quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
65