Usage / Role
3%
Rotational defensive role
Player Dossier
2016-2019Louisville
LB • 6'1" • 224 lbs • Louisville, KY, USA
Damien Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Usage / Role
3%
Rotational defensive role
Impact Production
18
Developing production for a linebacker
Reliability
6
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Louisville
Snapshot
Damien Smith, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Louisville. Damien Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 2 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
Related Context
Damien Smith played LB for Louisville. Across 4 tracked seasons, Damien Smith recorded 7 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Louisville.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Louisville paired 0 primary output with 10.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
10.5
Usage
1.6
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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Game by game trend chart. Kent State: 0. Syracuse: 0
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Syracuse
Best efficiency game
16.7 vs Syracuse
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Louisville
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 10.5 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
#1 Featured game
vs Syracuse
Week 12 · W 56-10 · Conference game
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0
Havoc Plays
12.5 takeover
0 disruption/tackle impact with 12.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Kent State
Week 4 · W 42-3
0
Havoc Plays
3.3 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Virginia
Week 4 · L 3-27 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
3.3 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Eastern Kentucky
Week 2 · W 42-0
0
Havoc Plays
3.3 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Louisville
0 primary output · 10.5 efficiency · 1.6 usage
41.3
#2
2018 Regular Season · Louisville
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Louisville
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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