Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Northern Illinois
Trequan Smith
S • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Boynton Beach, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Trequan Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
20
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
18
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player Story
Trequan Smith built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Boynton Beach, FL wearing No. 24, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Trequan Smith's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Trequan Smith, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Trequan Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 54
- TFL
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Trequan Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · S
- Career Tackles
- 54
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Kent State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Columbus · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Columbus · 54 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 4 tackles · S 369th (top 76%) · Mid-American 343rd (top 60%) · National 3,668th (top 62%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | 25 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 53.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 27.6 |
Related Context
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Trequan Smith played S for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Trequan Smith recorded 54 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 8.5 primary output with 21 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 9.2 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: Nebraska
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
9.2
Usage
3.3
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois State: 0. Utah: 0. Nebraska: 1. Ohio: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois State: 1 by 4.2. Utah: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 2 by 18.3. Ohio: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Nebraska
Player Story
Trequan Smith story
Trequan Smith built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Boynton Beach, FL wearing No. 24, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Trequan Smith's career was his defensive production: 54 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 4 passes defended across 21 career games in the available record. That gives Trequan Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Northern Illinois
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 8.5 | 21 | 4.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | -8.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kent State
Week 13 · W 31-21 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Central Michigan
Week 7 · L 28-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Ohio
Week 7 · W 24-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Nebraska
Week 3 · L 8-44
1
Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Ohio
Week 7 · W 39-36 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
52.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
8.5 primary output · 21 efficiency · 4.9 usage
53.4
#2
2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
27.6
2 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 3.3 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
13.1
1 primary · 14.3 efficiency · 2.7 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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