Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Clemson
Chad Smith
LB • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Sterling, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chad Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
Chad Smith built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Sterling, VA wearing No. 43, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Chad Smith's career was his defensive production: 140...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Chad Smith, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Clemson. Chad Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 140
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 5
Quick Answers
Chad Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · LB
- Career Tackles
- 140
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · IMG Academy · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Tomball · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 43 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 75 tackles · LB 160th (top 13%) · ACC 26th (top 5%) · National 239th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 7 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Clemson | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 10 | 21 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 12 | 32 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 26.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Clemson | 13 | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 63.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 13 | 63 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 63.7 |
Related Context
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Chad Smith played LB for Clemson. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chad Smith recorded 140 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Clemson paired 11.5 primary output with 32.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Clemson
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
32.9
Usage
7.5
Consistency
59.4
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0.5. Georgia Tech: 1. Texas A&M: 1. Syracuse: 2. Charlotte: 0. North Carolina: 0. Florida State: 1. Louisville: 2. Boston College: 2. NC State: 1. Wake Forest: 0. South Carolina: 0. Virginia: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 12 by 55. Georgia Tech: 6 by 35. Texas A&M: 7 by 39.2. Syracuse: 9 by 57.5. Charlotte: 3 by 12.5. North Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Florida State: 1 by 14.2. Louisville: 4 by 36.7. Boston College: 9 by 57.5. NC State: 7 by 39.2. Wake Forest: 2 by 8.3. South Carolina: 5 by 20.8. Virginia: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half0.8 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/29 | @ Ohio State10+ tackles | W 29-23 | 12 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/8 | vs Virginia | W 62-17 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ South Carolina | W 38-3 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Wake Forest | W 52-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ NC State | W 55-10 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Boston CollegeSplash game | W 59-7 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | W 45-10 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Florida State | W 45-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ North Carolina | W 21-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Charlotte | W 52-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ SyracuseSplash game | W 41-6 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Texas A&M | W 24-10 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Georgia Tech | W 52-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chad Smith story
Chad Smith built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Sterling, VA wearing No. 43, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Chad Smith's career was his defensive production: 140 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 1 interception across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Chad Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 6.6 | 1.2 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Clemson | 5.5 | 14.7 | 3.4 | 5.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 5.5 | 14.7 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 5.5 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Clemson | 11.5 | 32.9 | 7.5 | 6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 11.5 | 32.9 | 7.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Boston College
Week 9 · W 59-7 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Syracuse
Week 3 · W 41-6 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Louisville
Week 10 · W 77-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Louisville
Week 8 · W 45-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas A&M
Week 2 · W 24-10
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Havoc Plays
61.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Clemson
11.5 primary output · 32.9 efficiency · 7.5 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Clemson
63.7
11.5 primary · 32.9 efficiency · 7.5 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Clemson
38.7
0 primary · 6.6 efficiency · 1.2 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
4
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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