Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Florida Atlantic
Rashad Smith
LB • 6'1" • 220 lbs • Florida City, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Rashad Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Florida Atlantic
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Player Story
Rashad Smith built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Florida City, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Rashad Smith's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Florida Atlantic
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Rashad Smith, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Florida Atlantic. Rashad Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 313
- TFL
- 31
- Sacks
- 11.5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 8
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Rashad Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida Atlantic · LB
- Career Tackles
- 313
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
- Top game
- Florida International
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Homestead · Florida Atlantic
- High school pipeline
- Homestead · 24 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 109 tackles · LB 29th (top 3%) · Conference USA 5th (top 1%) · National 32nd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 22 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 14.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 14 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 70.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 14 | 89 | 10.5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 70.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 83 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 14 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 72.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 14 | 98 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 72.3 |
Related Context
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Rashad Smith played LB for Florida Atlantic. Across 4 tracked seasons, Rashad Smith recorded 313 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Florida Atlantic.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Florida Atlantic paired 24 primary output with 49.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
42.2
Usage
10.2
Consistency
54.3
Best Game by takeover score
UCF
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 0.5. Air Force: 2. Bethune-Cookman: 1. UCF: 3. Middle Tennessee: 3. Old Dominion: 0. Marshall: 1.5. Louisiana Tech: 0. Florida International: 1. Western Kentucky: 0.5. North Texas: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma: 9 by 42.5. Air Force: 16 by 70. Bethune-Cookman: 3 by 22.5. UCF: 9 by 67.5. Middle Tennessee: 6 by 55. Old Dominion: 8 by 33.3. Marshall: 12 by 65. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 20.8. Florida International: 4 by 26.7. Western Kentucky: 9 by 42.5. North Texas: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 5 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 6 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UCF
Best efficiency game
70 vs Air Force
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/16 | @ North Texas | L 38-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Western Kentucky | W 34-15 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Florida International | W 49-14 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 10/26 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 13-21 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Marshall10+ tackles | L 7-31 | 12 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Old Dominion | W 52-33 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Middle TennesseeSplash game | L 24-25 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/21 | @ UCFSplash game | L 36-56 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Bethune-Cookman | W 49-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Air Force10+ tackles · Splash game | W 33-26 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Oklahoma | L 14-63 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Rashad Smith story
Rashad Smith built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Florida City, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Rashad Smith's career was his defensive production: 313 tackles, 31 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 7 interceptions across 48 career games in the available record. That gives Rashad Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Florida Atlantic
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 13.5 | 3.1 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 27 | 48 | 10.8 | 24 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 27 | 48 | 10.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 13.5 | 42.2 | 10.2 | -13.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 24 | 49.6 | 13.5 | 10.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 24 | 49.6 | 13.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida International
Week 12 · W 52-24 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Old Dominion
Week 9 · W 41-3 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#3
@ UCF
Week 4 · L 36-56
3
Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Old Dominion
Week 6 · W 58-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 5 · L 24-25 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
24 primary output · 49.6 efficiency · 13.5 usage
72.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
72.3
24 primary · 49.6 efficiency · 13.5 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
70.7
27 primary · 48 efficiency · 10.8 usage
Milestones
18
Impact games
17
Splash games
11
10+ tackle games
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