Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Michigan State
Tyson Smith
CB • 5'11" • 171 lbs • Southfield, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tyson Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
38
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Tyson Smith built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a cornerback from Southfield, MI wearing No. 15, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Tyson Smith's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Tyson Smith, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State. Tyson Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 18
- TFL
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Tyson Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 18
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Mary's · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- St. Mary's · 30 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 5 tackles · CB 284th (top 76%) · Big Ten 369th (top 60%) · National 3,492nd (top 61%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7 | 13 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 58.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 5 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 36.9 |
Related Context
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Tyson Smith played CB for Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tyson Smith recorded 18 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 6.5 primary output with 17 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
11.2
Usage
2.9
Consistency
58.1
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Bowling Green: 1. Notre Dame: 1.5. Ohio State: 0. Maryland: 0. Rutgers: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bowling Green: 0 by 10. Notre Dame: 2 by 23.3. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 2 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
23.3 vs Notre Dame
Player Story
Tyson Smith story
Tyson Smith built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a cornerback from Southfield, MI wearing No. 15, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Tyson Smith's career was his defensive production: 18 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 5 passes defended across 12 career games in the available record. That gives Tyson Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 6.5 | 17 | 3.2 | 6.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3.5 | 11.2 | 2.9 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan
Week 9 · L 23-32 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Notre Dame
Week 4 · L 18-38
1.5
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Furman
Week 1 · W 28-13
1
Havoc Plays
50.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.
#4
vs BYU
Week 6 · L 14-31
1
Havoc Plays
45.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Notre Dame
Week 3 · W 36-28
1
Havoc Plays
45.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
6.5 primary output · 17 efficiency · 3.2 usage
58.1
#2
2017 Regular Season · Michigan State
36.9
3.5 primary · 11.2 efficiency · 2.9 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Michigan State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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