Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Troy
A.J. Smiley
LB • 6'3" • 229 lbs • Hoover, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
A.J. Smiley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Troy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Troy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Player Story
A.J. Smiley built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Hoover, AL wearing No. 31, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of A.J. Smiley's career was his defensive production: 52 tackles,...
Read the storyA.J. Smiley, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Troy. A.J. Smiley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 52
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
A.J. Smiley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Troy · LB
- Career Tackles
- 52
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Troy
- Top game
- Texas State
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · LB 566th (top 45%) · Sun Belt 152nd (top 33%) · National 1,857th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Troy | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Troy | 7 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | Troy | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Troy | 10 | 18 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 35.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Troy | 8 | 21 | - | 0.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 29.2 |
Related Context
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A.J. Smiley played LB for Troy. Across 4 tracked seasons, A.J. Smiley recorded 52 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Troy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Troy paired 4 primary output with 12.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Troy
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
12.8
Usage
2.4
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Coastal Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Buffalo: 0. Florida A&M: 0. Nebraska: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Coastal Carolina: 2. Georgia State: 0.5. Liberty: 1.5. South Alabama: 0. Louisiana: 0. Georgia Southern: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Buffalo: 3 by 12.5. Florida A&M: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. UL Monroe: 2 by 8.3. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 36.7. Georgia State: 3 by 17.5. Liberty: 2 by 23.3. South Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Southern: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 9 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 1 · +1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Coastal Carolina
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Coastal Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/23 | vs Buffalo | W 42-32 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Georgia Southern | W 35-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Louisiana | W 26-16 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/24 | @ South Alabama | W 38-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Liberty | L 16-22 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 10/4 | vs Georgia State | W 37-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Coastal CarolinaSplash game | W 45-21 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ UL Monroe | W 35-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Nebraska | W 24-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Florida A&M | W 59-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
A.J. Smiley story
A.J. Smiley built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Hoover, AL wearing No. 31, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of A.J. Smiley's career was his defensive production: 52 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 25 career games in the available record. That gives A.J. Smiley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Troy
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Troy | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Troy | 0.5 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Troy | 4 | 12.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Troy | 4 | 12.8 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Troy | 2.5 | 14.1 | 3.4 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas State
Week 12 · W 63-27 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 5 · W 45-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia Southern
Week 11 · W 49-28 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
57 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57 takeover score.
#4
@ Louisiana
Week 13 · L 3-53 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
52.2 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Liberty
Week 7 · L 16-22
1.5
Havoc Plays
43.3 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Troy
4 primary output · 12.8 efficiency · 2.4 usage
35.7
#2
2018 Regular Season · Troy
35.7
4 primary · 12.8 efficiency · 2.4 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Troy
29.2
2.5 primary · 14.1 efficiency · 3.4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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