Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Arizona 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 22.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Arizona State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arizona State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
Tashon Smallwood built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Fresno, CA wearing No. 90, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Tashon Smallwood's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Arizona State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Tashon Smallwood, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Arizona State. Tashon Smallwood shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 65
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Tashon Smallwood quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 65
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Arizona State
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Central East · Arizona State
- High school pipeline
- Central East · 28 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · DL 95th (top 14%) · Pac-12 105th (top 20%) · National 1,122nd (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arizona State | 10 | 28 | 9 | 2.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 62.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Arizona State | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona State | 13 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 56.8 |
Related Context
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Tashon Smallwood played DL for Arizona State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tashon Smallwood recorded 65 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Arizona State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Arizona State paired 13.5 primary output with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.6 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.
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2017 Postseason · Arizona State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
22.6
Usage
6.9
Consistency
46.8
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico 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: 1. Oregon: 0. Stanford: 1. Washington: 1. Utah: 0. USC: 0. Colorado: 3. UCLA: 0.5. Oregon State: 1.5. Arizona: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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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 18.3. Oregon: 1 by 4.2. Stanford: 1 by 14.2. 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.6 · Games = 7 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 6 · -1.1 vs Wins
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 12/29 | vs NC State | L 31-52 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Arizona | W 42-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Oregon State | W 40-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ UCLA | L 37-44 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs ColoradoSplash game | W 41-30 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | vs USC | L 17-48 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Utah | W 30-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | vs Washington | W 13-7 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Stanford | L 24-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | vs Oregon | W 37-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | @ Texas Tech | L 45-52 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs San Diego State | L 20-30 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/1 | vs New Mexico State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 37-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tashon Smallwood story
Tashon Smallwood built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Fresno, CA wearing No. 90, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Tashon Smallwood's career was his defensive production: 65 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Arizona State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Tashon Smallwood's production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona State.
The arc is straightforward: Tashon Smallwood 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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Arizona State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arizona State | 13.5 | 25.2 | 9.1 | 13.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Arizona State | 15 | 22.6 | 6.9 | 1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona State | 15 | 22.6 | 6.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico State
Week 1 · W 37-31
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Oregon
Week 9 · L 35-54 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Utah
Week 11 · L 26-49 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Colorado
Week 10 · W 41-30 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Washington State
Week 8 · L 32-37 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Arizona State
13.5 primary output · 25.2 efficiency · 9.1 usage
62.4
#2
2017 Postseason · Arizona State
56.8
15 primary · 22.6 efficiency · 6.9 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Arizona State
56.8
15 primary · 22.6 efficiency · 6.9 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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