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
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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.
Quick Answers
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- 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%)
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.
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