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Rotational defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Josh Smith built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Murfreesboro, TN wearing No. 25, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Josh Smith's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 85
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Josh Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · LB
- Career Tackles
- 85
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Nevada
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Oakland · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Oakland · 28 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 61 tackles · LB 227th (top 20%) · SEC 44th (top 7%) · National 419th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 26.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 26.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 9 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 25.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 72.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 58 | 9 | 3.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 72.2 |
Related Context
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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 | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Smith story
Josh Smith built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Murfreesboro, TN wearing No. 25, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Josh Smith's career was his defensive production: 85 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Josh Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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
vs Nevada
Week 2 · W 41-10
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Tennessee
Week 13 · W 38-13 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Alabama A&M
Week 2 · W 42-0
3
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 1 · W 35-7
3
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Notre Dame
Week 3 · L 17-22
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Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Vanderbilt
19.5 primary output · 37.4 efficiency · 11.9 usage
72.2
#2
2018 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
72.2
19.5 primary · 37.4 efficiency · 11.9 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
26.4
3 primary · 8.5 efficiency · 2.7 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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