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Player Dossier
2018-2020UAB
Jordan Smith
LB • 6'7" • 255 lbs • Lithonia, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jordan Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · UAB
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rice
Player Story
Jordan Smith built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Lithonia, GA wearing No. 22, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Jordan Smith's career was his defensive production: 94...
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- Committed To
- UAB
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 121
- NFL Team
- Jacksonville Jaguars
Jordan Smith, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · UAB. Jordan Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 94
- TFL
- 26
- Sacks
- 14.5
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Jordan Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UAB · LB
- Career Tackles
- 94
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · UAB
- Top game
- Rice
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Prentiss Senior · UAB
- High school pipeline
- Prentiss Senior · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 4 · Pick 16 · Jacksonville Jaguars
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Junior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 42 tackles · LB 226th (top 21%) · Conference USA 54th (top 10%) · National 432nd (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Postseason | UAB | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UAB | 14 | 49 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 73.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UAB | 9 | 42 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 69.7 |
Related Context
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Jordan Smith played LB for UAB. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jordan Smith recorded 94 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with UAB.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
UAB paired 36 primary output with 40.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 45.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rice
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · UAB
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
2.6
Efficiency
45.6
Usage
13
Consistency
68.1
Best Game by takeover score
Rice
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Arkansas: 1. Miami: 3. South Alabama: 3. UTSA: 5. Western Kentucky: 3. Louisiana: 1. Louisiana Tech: 2.5. Rice: 5. Marshall: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Arkansas: 1 by 14.2. Miami: 9 by 67.5. South Alabama: 4 by 46.7. UTSA: 2 by 58.3. Western Kentucky: 1 by 34.2. Louisiana: 5 by 30.8. Louisiana Tech: 7 by 54.2. Rice: 7 by 79.2. Marshall: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins2.8 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · Games = 3 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rice
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Rice
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/19 | @ Marshall | W 22-13 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/12 | @ Rice2+ sacks · Splash game | W 21-16 | 7 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Louisiana TechSplash game | L 34-37 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Louisiana | L 20-24 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Western KentuckySplash game | W 37-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs UTSASplash game | W 21-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 9/24 | @ South AlabamaSplash game | W 42-10 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/11 | @ MiamiSplash game | L 14-31 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/4 | vs Central Arkansas | W 45-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jordan Smith story
Jordan Smith built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Lithonia, GA wearing No. 22, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Jordan Smith's career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with UAB. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jordan Smith's production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UAB.
The arc is straightforward: Jordan Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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UAB
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Postseason | UAB | 36 | 40.1 | 12.9 | 36 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UAB | 36 | 40.1 | 12.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UAB | 23.5 | 45.6 | 13 | -12.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Rice
Week 15 · W 21-16 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
@ UTSA
Week 7 · W 33-14 · Conference game
6.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
vs UTSA
Week 5 · W 21-13 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Tennessee
Week 10 · L 7-30
5
Havoc Plays
81.2 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Miami
Week 2 · L 14-31
3
Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · UAB
36 primary output · 40.1 efficiency · 12.9 usage
73.1
#2
2019 Regular Season · UAB
73.1
36 primary · 40.1 efficiency · 12.9 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · UAB
69.7
23.5 primary · 45.6 efficiency · 13 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
16
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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