Usage / Role
55%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Louisville
Dee Smith
S • 6'1" • 204 lbs • Florence, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dee Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
65
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Player Story
Dee Smith built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a safety from Florence, AL wearing No. 11, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Dee Smith's career was his defensive production: 160...
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- Committed To
- Louisville
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Dee Smith, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Louisville. Dee Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 160
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Dee Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · S
- Career Tackles
- 160
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Louisville
- Top game
- Mississippi State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Florence · Louisville
- High school pipeline
- Florence · 23 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 65 tackles · S 54th (top 12%) · ACC 36th (top 6%) · National 355th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisville | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2016 Postseason | Louisville | 10 | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 10 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisville | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 12 | 42 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 11 | 65 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43.7 |
Related Context
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Dee Smith played S for Louisville. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dee Smith recorded 160 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Louisville.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Louisville paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.3 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: Virginia
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Louisville
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
28.3
Usage
6.9
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 1.5. Indiana State: 1. Western Kentucky: 0. Virginia: 1.5. Florida State: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Boston College: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Clemson: 0. NC State: 0. Kentucky: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 6 by 40. Indiana State: 4 by 26.7. Western Kentucky: 7 by 29.2. Virginia: 8 by 48.3. Florida State: 7 by 29.2. Georgia Tech: 5 by 20.8. Boston College: 9 by 37.5. Wake Forest: 5 by 20.8. Clemson: 1 by 4.2. NC State: 5 by 20.8. Kentucky: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 9 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/25 | vs Kentucky | L 10-56 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs NC State | L 10-52 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Clemson | L 16-77 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Wake Forest | L 35-56 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Boston College | L 20-38 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/5 | vs Georgia Tech | L 31-66 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Florida State | L 24-28 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Virginia | L 3-27 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Western Kentucky | W 20-17 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Indiana State | W 31-7 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/2 | @ Alabama | L 14-51 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dee Smith story
Dee Smith built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a safety from Florence, AL wearing No. 11, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Dee Smith's career was his defensive production: 160 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Dee Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Louisville
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisville | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Louisville | 4 | 21.5 | 3.9 | 3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 4 | 21.5 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisville | 5 | 22.6 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 5 | 22.6 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 4 | 28.3 | 6.9 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Mississippi State
Week 1 · L 27-31 · Postseason
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Virginia
Week 4 · L 3-27 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Alabama
Week 1 · L 14-51
1.5
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#4
@ Wake Forest
Week 9 · W 20-19 · Conference game
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 LSU
Week 1 · L 9-29 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Louisville
1 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
46.7
#2
2018 Regular Season · Louisville
43.7
4 primary · 28.3 efficiency · 6.9 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Louisville
42.8
5 primary · 22.6 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
1
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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