Player Career

Aidan Smith Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Aidan Smith story

Aidan Smith built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a quarterback from Fort Wayne, IN wearing No. 11, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Aidan Smith's career was his passing role: 770 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 170 attempts, and 211 rushing yards across 9 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Northwestern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 211 rushing yards and 6 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 9 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern.

The arc is straightforward: Aidan 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

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

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    Northwestern

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0
2018 Regular SeasonNorthwestern00
2019 Regular SeasonNorthwestern98147.122.2981
2020 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0-981

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Nebraska

Week 6 · L 10-13 · Conference game

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

200

Total Offense

77.2 takeover

200 total offense with 55.6 efficiency.

#2

vs Purdue

Week 11 · L 22-24 · Conference game

224

Total Offense

66.4 takeover

Loss with 224 yards of offense and 59.5 efficiency.

224 total offense with 59.5 efficiency.

#3

vs Iowa

Week 9 · L 0-20 · Conference game

133

Total Offense

58 takeover

Loss with 133 yards of offense and 44.9 efficiency.

133 total offense with 44.9 efficiency.

#4

@ Indiana

Week 10 · L 3-34 · Conference game

81

Total Offense

47.2 takeover

Loss with 81 yards of offense and 57.7 efficiency.

81 total offense with 57.7 efficiency.

#5

vs Massachusetts

Week 12 · W 45-6

123

Total Offense

45.6 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

123 total offense with 52 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Northwestern

981 primary output · 47.1 efficiency · 22.2 usage

65.2

#2

2017 Regular Season · Northwestern

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Northwestern

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

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250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

0

Above avg efficiency