Player Dossier

2016-2019

Mississippi State

Maurice Smitherman

CB • 5'10" • 195 lbs • Adamsville, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Maurice Smitherman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.8

Efficiency

9.7

Consistency

100

Season Value

37.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: LSU

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Maurice Smitherman, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Maurice Smitherman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Mississippi State paired 0 primary output with 9.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 9.7 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: Tennessee

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Regular Season · Mississippi State

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

9.7

Usage

1.8

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Tennessee

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Kansas State: 0. Kentucky: 0. Auburn: 0. Tennessee: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 1 by 4.2. Southern Miss: 3 by 12.5. Kansas State: 2 by 8.3. Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Auburn: 2 by 8.3. Tennessee: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=3 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=3 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Tennessee

Best efficiency game

20.8 vs Tennessee

Result
Sat 10/12@ TennesseeL 10-2054000
Sat 9/28@ AuburnL 23-5622000
Sat 9/21vs KentuckyW 28-1311000
Sat 9/14vs Kansas StateL 24-3121000
Sat 9/7vs Southern MissW 38-1531000
Sat 8/31@ LouisianaW 38-2811000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Mississippi State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20162017201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonMississippi State16.21.6
2017 PostseasonMississippi State050.9-1
2017 Regular SeasonMississippi State050.90
2018 Regular SeasonMississippi State412.52.24
2019 Regular SeasonMississippi State09.71.8-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

LSU

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.6 takeover score.

#2

Ole Miss

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.4 takeover score.

#3

Kansas State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.1 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.

#5

Auburn

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Mississippi State

0 primary output · 9.7 efficiency · 1.8 usage

37.2

#2

2017 Postseason · Mississippi State

35.3

0 primary · 5 efficiency · 0.9 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Mississippi State

35.3

0 primary · 5 efficiency · 0.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8081

Lapeer · Lapeer, MI

Committed To
Kent State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

46

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 27 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Maurice Smitherman quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
CB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
46