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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Clemson
Van Smith
S • 5'11" • 185 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Van Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
86
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Van Smith built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a safety from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 23, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Van Smith's career was his defensive production: 145 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Van Smith, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Clemson. Van Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 145
- TFL
- 7
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Van Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · S
- Career Tackles
- 145
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Hough · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Hough · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · S 101st (top 25%) · ACC 85th (top 15%) · National 740th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Clemson | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.5 |
| 2016 Postseason | Clemson | 15 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 15 | 87 | 5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 57.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Clemson | 12 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 23.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 12 | 41 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.4 |
Related Context
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Van Smith played S for Clemson. Across 3 tracked seasons, Van Smith recorded 145 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Clemson paired 9.5 primary output with 31.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.9 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: Florida State
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Clemson
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
19.9
Usage
3.5
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Florida State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 1. Louisville: 0. Boston College: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Syracuse: 0. Georgia Tech: 1. NC State: 0. Florida State: 1.5. The Citadel: 0. South Carolina: 0. Miami: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 8 by 43.3. Louisville: 4 by 16.7. Boston College: 2 by 8.3. Virginia Tech: 4 by 16.7. Wake Forest: 2 by 8.3. Syracuse: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Tech: 9 by 47.5. NC State: 7 by 29.2. Florida State: 5 by 35.8. The Citadel: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Miami: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 10 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida State
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs Georgia Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/2 | vs Alabama | L 6-24 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 12/3 | vs Miami | W 38-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | @ South Carolina | W 34-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs The Citadel | W 61-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Florida State | W 31-14 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ NC State | W 38-31 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | vs Georgia Tech | W 24-10 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/13 | @ Syracuse | L 24-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Wake Forest | W 28-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | @ Virginia Tech | W 31-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Boston College | W 34-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | @ Louisville | W 47-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Van Smith story
Van Smith built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a safety from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 23, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Van Smith's career was his defensive production: 145 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 3 passes defended across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Van Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Clemson | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Clemson | 9.5 | 31.3 | 6.3 | 8.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 9.5 | 31.3 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Clemson | 3.5 | 19.9 | 3.5 | -6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 3.5 | 19.9 | 3.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio State
Week 1 · W 31-0 · Postseason
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Boston College
Week 6 · W 56-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida State
Week 11 · W 31-14 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Auburn
Week 1 · W 19-13
1.5
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#5
vs NC State
Week 7 · W 24-17 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Clemson
9.5 primary output · 31.3 efficiency · 6.3 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Clemson
57.1
9.5 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Clemson
43.5
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
0
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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