Player Dossier

2018-2020

UAB

Jordan Smith

LB • 6'7" • 255 lbs • Lithonia, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jordan Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

11.5

Efficiency

36.7

Consistency

36.9

Season Value

29

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · UAB

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
UAB
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Rice

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.

Jordan Smith, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · UAB. Jordan Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.7 disruption score.

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 28 primary output with 35.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 36.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2020 Regular Season fell back from 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2020 Regular Season · UAB

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

36.7

Usage

11.5

Consistency

36.9

Best Game by takeover score

Marshall

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Miami: 2. South Alabama: 3. UTSA: 3. Western Kentucky: 1. Louisiana: 1. Louisiana Tech: 0.5. Rice: 5. Marshall: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 9 by 57.5. South Alabama: 4 by 46.7. UTSA: 2 by 38.3. Western Kentucky: 1 by 14.2. Louisiana: 5 by 30.8. Louisiana Tech: 7 by 34.2. Rice: 7 by 79.2. Marshall: 6 by 25

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins2.4 · Games = 5 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 3 · -1.2 vs Wins
First Half1.8 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · Games = 4 · -0.2 vs First Half

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@ MarshallW 22-1361000
Sat 12/12@ Rice2+ sacks · Splash gameW 21-16752.502.500
Sat 10/31@ Louisiana TechL 34-37730.5000
Sat 10/24vs LouisianaL 20-2455100
Sat 10/17vs Western KentuckyW 37-14110010
Sat 10/3vs UTSAW 21-1321111
Thu 9/24@ South AlabamaSplash gameW 42-1041210
Fri 9/11@ MiamiSplash gameL 14-3195200
Fri 9/4vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

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

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    UAB

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonUAB0
2019 PostseasonUAB2835.512.428
2019 Regular SeasonUAB2835.512.40
2020 Regular SeasonUAB15.536.711.5-12.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Rice

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.

#2

UTSA

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.9 takeover score.

#3

North Texas

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 55.4 takeover score.

#4

Southern Miss

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.4 takeover score.

#5

Tennessee

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Postseason · UAB

28 primary output · 35.5 efficiency · 12.4 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · UAB

43.1

28 primary · 35.5 efficiency · 12.4 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · UAB

29

15.5 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 11.5 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

8

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.7597

Prentiss Senior · Prentiss, MS

Committed To
UAB
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

94

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.