Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018USC
Cameron Smith
ILB • 6'2" • 250 lbs • Roseville, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cameron Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 55.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 162
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Cameron Smith, ILB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · USC. Cameron Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 55.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 259
- TFL
- 25.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 10
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Cameron Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · ILB
- Career Tackles
- 259
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · USC
- Top game
- UNLV
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Granite Bay · USC
- High school pipeline
- Granite Bay · 16 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 5 · Pick 24 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 35 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 69 tackles · ILB 8th (top 34%) · Pac-12 21st (top 5%) · National 299th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | USC | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 59.4 |
| 2016 Postseason | USC | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | USC | 13 | 79 | 7 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 59.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | USC | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 72.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | USC | 14 | 97 | 10 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 72.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 7 | 69 | 7.5 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 65.6 |
Related Context
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Cameron Smith played ILB for USC. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cameron Smith recorded 259 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with USC.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
USC paired 16.5 primary output with 42.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · USC
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
34.6
Usage
8.9
Consistency
57.3
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. Alabama: 0. Utah State: 1. Stanford: 0. Utah: 2. Arizona State: 0. Colorado: 2. Arizona: 1. California: 2. Oregon: 2. Washington: 1. UCLA: 0. Notre Dame: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 4 by 16.7. Alabama: 9 by 37.5. Utah State: 13 by 60. Stanford: 6 by 25. Utah: 15 by 70. Arizona State: 2 by 8.3. Colorado: 4 by 36.7. Arizona: 1 by 14.2. California: 5 by 40.8. Oregon: 8 by 53.3. Washington: 3 by 22.5. UCLA: 3 by 12.5. Notre Dame: 10 by 51.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 10 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.3 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
Utah
Best efficiency game
70 vs Utah
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | @ Penn State | W 52-49 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Notre Dame10+ tackles | W 45-27 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ UCLA | W 36-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Washington | W 26-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs OregonSplash game | W 45-20 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Fri 10/28 | vs CaliforniaSplash game | W 45-24 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Arizona | W 48-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs ColoradoSplash game | W 21-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Arizona State | W 41-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Utah10+ tackles · Splash game | L 27-31 | 15 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | @ Stanford | L 10-27 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Utah State10+ tackles | W 45-7 | 13 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Alabama | L 6-52 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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USC
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | USC | 3 | 60 | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | USC | 12 | 34.6 | 8.9 | 9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | USC | 12 | 34.6 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | USC | 16.5 | 42.4 | 10.8 | 4.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | USC | 16.5 | 42.4 | 10.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 11.5 | 55.7 | 14.2 | -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
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