Usage Score
11.9
Player Dossier
2015-2018Vanderbilt
Josh Smith
LB • 6'4" • 240 lbs • Murfreesboro, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
37.4
Consistency
52
Season Value
50.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Scouting Read
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Josh Smith, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Vanderbilt. Josh Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.4 disruption score.
Josh Smith played LB for Vanderbilt. Across 4 tracked seasons, Josh Smith recorded 85 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Vanderbilt paired 19.5 primary output with 37.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 37.4 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: Nevada
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Vanderbilt
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
37.4
Usage
11.9
Consistency
52
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 0. Middle Tennessee: 3. Nevada: 4. Notre Dame: 2. South Carolina: 0. Georgia: 1. Florida: 2. Kentucky: 0.5. Arkansas: 0. Missouri: 2. Ole Miss: 1. Tennessee: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 3 by 12.5. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 46.7. Nevada: 10 by 81.7. Notre Dame: 7 by 49.2. South Carolina: 8 by 33.3. Georgia: 4 by 26.7. Florida: 7 by 49.2. Kentucky: 6 by 30. Arkansas: 3 by 12.5. Missouri: 5 by 40.8. Ole Miss: 1 by 14.2. Tennessee: 3 by 52.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2.4 · Games = 5 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 7 · -1.3 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
Nevada
Best efficiency game
81.7 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/28 | vs Baylor | L 38-45 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | vs TennesseeSplash game | W 38-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | vs Ole Miss | W 36-29 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ MissouriSplash game | L 28-33 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Arkansas | W 45-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Kentucky | L 7-14 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs FloridaSplash game | L 27-37 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Georgia | L 13-41 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs South Carolina | L 14-37 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Notre DameSplash game | L 17-22 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Nevada10+ tackles · Splash game | W 41-10 | 10 | 8 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Middle TennesseeSplash game | W 35-7 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 3 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 3 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 7 | 17.5 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 19.5 | 37.4 | 11.9 | 12.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 19.5 | 37.4 | 11.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Nevada
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 67.1 takeover score.
#2
Tennessee
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#3
Alabama A&M
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#4
Middle Tennessee
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 44.5 takeover score.
#5
Tennessee
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Vanderbilt
19.5 primary output · 37.4 efficiency · 11.9 usage
50.3
#2
2018 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
50.3
19.5 primary · 37.4 efficiency · 11.9 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
21.5
3 primary · 8.5 efficiency · 2.7 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2015 · Rating 0.9378
Oakland · Murfreesboro, TN
- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
85
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 26 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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