Player Career

Cameron Smith Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Cameron Smith story

Cameron Smith built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as an inside linebacker from Roseville, CA wearing No. 35, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Cameron Smith's career was his defensive production: 259 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with USC. 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 Cameron Smith's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 9 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across USC.

The arc is straightforward: Cameron Smith 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

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

  1. 1

    USC

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201520162016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonUSC360
2016 PostseasonUSC1234.68.99
2016 Regular SeasonUSC1234.68.90
2017 PostseasonUSC16.542.410.84.5
2017 Regular SeasonUSC16.542.410.80
2018 Regular SeasonUSC11.555.714.2-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UNLV

Week 1 · W 43-21

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

93.1 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.

#2

@ Utah

Week 4 · L 27-31 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

90 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.

#3

@ California

Week 4 · W 30-20 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

86.1 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.

#4

vs Stanford

Week 14 · W 31-28 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

82.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.

#5

vs California

Week 9 · W 45-24 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

80.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · USC

16.5 primary output · 42.4 efficiency · 10.8 usage

72.3

#2

2017 Regular Season · USC

72.3

16.5 primary · 42.4 efficiency · 10.8 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · USC

65.6

11.5 primary · 55.7 efficiency · 14.2 usage

Milestones

17

Impact games

12

Splash games

10

10+ tackle games