Usage / Role
48%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Colorado State
Caleb Smith
DL • 6'3" • 255 lbs • Inglewood, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Caleb Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
47
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Colorado State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Player Story
Caleb Smith built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Inglewood, CA wearing No. 53, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of Caleb Smith's career was his defensive...
Read the storyCaleb Smith, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Colorado State. Caleb Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 44
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Caleb Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 44
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
- Top game
- New Mexico
- Latest roster
- No. 53 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · DL 89th (top 12%) · Mountain West 94th (top 18%) · National 1,058th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Colorado State | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 27.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Colorado State | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 27.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado State | 11 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 49.9 |
Related Context
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Caleb Smith played DL for Colorado State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Caleb Smith recorded 44 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Colorado State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Colorado State paired 12 primary output with 24.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
24.9
Usage
7.1
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado: 1. Hawai'i: 2. Arkansas: 0. Illinois State: 0. San José State: 4. New Mexico: 3. Boise State: 0. Wyoming: 0. Nevada: 0. Utah State: 2. Air Force: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado: 3 by 22.5. Hawai'i: 1 by 24.2. Arkansas: 3 by 12.5. Illinois State: 7 by 29.2. San José State: 2 by 48.3. New Mexico: 7 by 59.2. Boise State: 3 by 12.5. Wyoming: 5 by 20.8. Nevada: 1 by 4.2. Utah State: 4 by 36.7. Air Force: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2.3 · Games = 3 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 8 · -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
New Mexico
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs New Mexico
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11/22 | @ Air Force | L 19-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Utah StateSplash game | L 24-29 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Nevada | L 10-49 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Wyoming | L 21-34 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Boise State | L 28-56 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs New MexicoSplash game | W 20-18 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/7 | @ San José StateSplash game | W 42-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Illinois State | L 19-35 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Arkansas | W 34-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Colorado | L 13-45 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/25 | vs Hawai'iSplash game | L 34-43 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Caleb Smith story
Caleb Smith built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Inglewood, CA wearing No. 53, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of Caleb Smith's career was his defensive production: 44 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Caleb Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Colorado State
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Colorado State | 3 | 14.8 | 3.7 | 3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Colorado State | 3 | 14.8 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado State | 12 | 24.9 | 7.1 | 9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico
Week 7 · W 20-18 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#2
@ San José State
Week 6 · W 42-30 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
66.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Utah State
Week 12 · L 24-29 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Utah State
Week 6 · W 27-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Hawai'i
Week 1 · L 34-43 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
49.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
12 primary output · 24.9 efficiency · 7.1 usage
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#2
2017 Postseason · Colorado State
27.4
3 primary · 14.8 efficiency · 3.7 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Colorado State
27.4
3 primary · 14.8 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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