Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Nebraska
P.J. Smith
S • 6'2" • River Ridge, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
P.J. Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a safety
lowelite
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
lowhigh
Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Nebraska
0910111212
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Dakota State
Player Story
P.J. Smith built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a safety from River Ridge, LA wearing No. 13, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of P.J. Smith's career was his defensive production: 7...
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- Committed To
- Colorado State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
P.J. Smith, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Nebraska. P.J. Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Quick Answers
P.J. Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · S
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 7 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Nebraska
- Top game
- South Dakota State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Columbine · Colorado State
- High school pipeline
- Columbine · 19 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Class 2012
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Nebraska | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.3 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Nebraska | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2012 Postseason | Nebraska | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.3 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Nebraska | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.3 |
Related Context
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P.J. Smith is listed as a S for Nebraska. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Nebraska paired 3 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Postseason · Nebraska
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
—
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia
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Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 1. Arkansas State: 1. Michigan: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Wins1 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia
Best efficiency game
20 vs Georgia
Player Story
P.J. Smith story
P.J. Smith built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a safety from River Ridge, LA wearing No. 13, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of P.J. Smith's career was his defensive production: 7 interceptions across 7 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Nebraska. 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 P.J. Smith's production has multiple signals. With 7 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska.
The arc is straightforward: P.J. 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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Nebraska
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20092010201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Nebraska | 3 | 20 | — | 3 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Nebraska | 1 | 20 | — | -2 |
| 2012 Postseason | Nebraska | 3 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Nebraska | 3 | 20 | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Dakota State
Week 4 · W 17-3
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
vs Idaho
Week 2 · W 38-17
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Western Kentucky
Week 1 · W 49-10
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ Wyoming
Week 4 · W 38-14
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Georgia
Week 1 · L 31-45 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Nebraska
3 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
73.3
#2
2012 Postseason · Nebraska
73.3
3 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Nebraska
73.3
3 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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