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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
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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.
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- 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%)
Van Smith played S for Clemson. Across 3 tracked seasons, Van Smith recorded 145 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Clemson.
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