Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Arkansas
T.J. Smith
DL • 6'3" • 293 lbs • Moultrie, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
T.J. Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Arkansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arkansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
T.J. Smith built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Moultrie, GA wearing No. 52, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of T.J. Smith's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Arkansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
T.J. Smith, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Arkansas. T.J. Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 76
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 6
Quick Answers
T.J. Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas · DL
- Career Tackles
- 76
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Arkansas
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Marshall · Arkansas
- High school pipeline
- Marshall · 18 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 52 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 20 tackles · DL 306th (top 36%) · SEC 218th (top 34%) · National 1,968th (top 33%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Arkansas | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arkansas | 10 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 51.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arkansas | 11 | 26 | 3 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 27.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arkansas | 11 | 20 | 4 | 2.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 48.6 |
Related Context
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T.J. Smith played DL for Arkansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, T.J. Smith recorded 76 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Arkansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Arkansas paired 9 primary output with 19.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Arkansas
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
16.2
Usage
5.2
Consistency
34.4
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Portland State: 1. Ole Miss: 0. Colorado State: 3.5. San José State: 1. Texas A&M: 2. Kentucky: 0.5. Auburn: 1. Alabama: 0. Mississippi State: 0.5. Western Kentucky: 0. Missouri: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Portland State: 1 by 14.2. Ole Miss: 1 by 4.2. Colorado State: 3 by 47.5. San José State: 0 by 10. Texas A&M: 2 by 28.3. Kentucky: 2 by 13.3. Auburn: 2 by 18.3. Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Mississippi State: 3 by 17.5. Western Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. Missouri: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.3 · Games = 2 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 9 · -1.7 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
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs Colorado State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | vs Missouri | L 14-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Western Kentucky | L 19-45 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Mississippi State | L 24-54 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Alabama | L 7-48 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Auburn | L 10-51 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Kentucky | L 20-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Texas A&MSplash game | L 27-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs San José State | L 24-31 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Colorado StateSplash game | W 55-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Ole Miss | L 17-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Portland State | W 20-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
T.J. Smith story
T.J. Smith built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Moultrie, GA wearing No. 52, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of T.J. Smith's career was his defensive production: 76 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, and 6 sacks across 34 career games in the available record. That gives T.J. Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Arkansas
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Arkansas | 1.5 | 15.9 | 4.4 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arkansas | 9 | 19.8 | 9.3 | 7.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arkansas | 4.5 | 13.9 | 4.2 | -4.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arkansas | 9.5 | 16.2 | 5.2 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ South Carolina
Week 6 · L 22-48 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Colorado State
Week 3 · W 55-34
3.5
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Texas A&M
Week 5 · L 17-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Alcorn State
Week 5 · W 52-10
1.5
Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas A&M
Week 4 · L 43-50 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Arkansas
9 primary output · 19.8 efficiency · 9.3 usage
51.4
#2
2019 Regular Season · Arkansas
48.6
9.5 primary · 16.2 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Arkansas
29.6
1.5 primary · 15.9 efficiency · 4.4 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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