Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Boston College
Ray Smith
DT • 6'1" • 305 lbs • Carlsbad, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ray Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
60
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Boston College
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Boston College
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
Ray Smith built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive tackle from Carlsbad, CA wearing No. 96, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Ray Smith's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Nebraska
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Ray Smith, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Boston College. Ray Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 133
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Ray Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boston College · DT
- Career Tackles
- 133
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Boston College
- Top game
- NC State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · IMG Academy · Nebraska
- High school pipeline
- IMG Academy · 130 FBS recruits · 13 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 96 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · DT 9th (top 4%) · ACC 72nd (top 12%) · National 654th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Boston College | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Boston College | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Boston College | 12 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 54.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boston College | 12 | 51 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boston College | 12 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 58.3 |
Related Context
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Ray Smith played DT for Boston College. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ray Smith recorded 133 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Boston College.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Boston College paired 9 primary output with 24.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Boston College
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
24.9
Usage
5.5
Consistency
62.4
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Massachusetts: 1. Holy Cross: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Purdue: 1. Temple: 0. NC State: 2. Louisville: 1. Miami: 1. Virginia Tech: 1. Clemson: 1. Florida State: 1. Syracuse: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Massachusetts: 6 by 35. Holy Cross: 2 by 8.3. Wake Forest: 2 by 8.3. Purdue: 5 by 30.8. Temple: 6 by 25. NC State: 8 by 53.3. Louisville: 1 by 14.2. Miami: 6 by 35. Virginia Tech: 4 by 26.7. Clemson: 4 by 26.7. Florida State: 1 by 14.2. Syracuse: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 5 · +0.4 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
NC State
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Syracuse | L 21-42 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Florida State | L 21-22 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | vs Clemson | L 7-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Virginia Tech | W 31-21 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/26 | vs Miami | W 27-14 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Louisville | W 38-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ NC StateSplash game | L 23-28 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Temple | W 45-35 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Purdue | L 13-30 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/13 | @ Wake Forest | W 41-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Holy Cross | W 62-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Massachusetts | W 55-21 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ray Smith story
Ray Smith built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive tackle from Carlsbad, CA wearing No. 96, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Ray Smith's career was his defensive production: 133 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Ray Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Boston College
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Boston College | 7 | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Boston College | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Boston College | 7 | 26.3 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boston College | 7 | 26.3 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boston College | 9 | 24.9 | 5.5 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ NC State
Week 6 · L 23-28 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Louisville
Week 7 · W 45-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Wake Forest
Week 2 · L 10-34 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
vs NC State
Week 11 · L 14-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Iowa
Week 1 · L 20-27 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
63 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Boston College
9 primary output · 24.9 efficiency · 5.5 usage
58.3
#2
2017 Postseason · Boston College
54.2
7 primary · 26.3 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Boston College
54.2
7 primary · 26.3 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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