Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019NC State
James Smith-Williams
DE • 6'3" • 265 lbs • Raleigh, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Smith-Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
56
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Player Story
James Smith-Williams built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Raleigh, NC wearing No. 1, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of James Smith-Williams' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- NC State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 229
- NFL Team
- Washington
James Smith-Williams, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · NC State. James Smith-Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 79
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 8
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
James Smith-Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 79
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · NC State
- Top game
- Marshall
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Millbrook · NC State
- High school pipeline
- Millbrook · 11 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 7 · Pick 15 · Washington
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 20 tackles · DE 133rd (top 44%) · ACC 221st (top 35%) · National 1,940th (top 33%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | NC State | 5 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | NC State | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | NC State | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 11.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | NC State | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 69.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | NC State | 11 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 69.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | 0 | 42.2 |
Related Context
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James Smith-Williams played DE for NC State. Across 4 tracked seasons, James Smith-Williams recorded 79 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
NC State paired 21 primary output with 32.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · NC State
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
28.9
Usage
7
Consistency
38.7
Best Game by takeover score
East Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 4. Western Carolina: 1. Syracuse: 1. Wake Forest: 2. Clemson: 1. Louisville: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Carolina: 3 by 52.5. Western Carolina: 0 by 10. Syracuse: 2 by 18.3. Wake Forest: 5 by 40.8. Clemson: 6 by 35. Louisville: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 3 · +1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
East Carolina
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs East Carolina
Player Story
James Smith-Williams story
James Smith-Williams built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Raleigh, NC wearing No. 1, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of James Smith-Williams' career was his defensive production: 79 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with NC 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 James Smith-Williams' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across NC State.
The arc is straightforward: James Smith-Williams 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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NC State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | NC State | 4 | 18.8 | 3.9 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | NC State | 2 | 10.3 | 2.5 | -2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | NC State | 2 | 10.3 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | NC State | 21 | 32.7 | 9.9 | 19 |
| 2018 Regular Season | NC State | 21 | 32.7 | 9.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 9 | 28.9 | 7 | -12 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Marshall
Week 4 · W 37-20
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs East Carolina
Week 1 · W 34-6
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Furman
Week 3 · W 49-16
2
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Wake Forest
Week 11 · L 23-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#5
vs James Madison
Week 1 · W 24-13
2
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · NC State
21 primary output · 32.7 efficiency · 9.9 usage
69.7
#2
2018 Regular Season · NC State
69.7
21 primary · 32.7 efficiency · 9.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · NC State
42.2
9 primary · 28.9 efficiency · 7 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
11
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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