Player Dossier

2016-2020

Oregon State

Shemar Smith

LB • 6'1" • 237 lbs • Miami, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Shemar Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

6.7

Efficiency

29.6

Consistency

40.2

Season Value

20.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Oregon State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Oregon State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA

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.

Shemar Smith, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Oregon State. Shemar Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Oregon State paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 29.6 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: UCLA

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Regular Season · Oregon State

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

29.6

Usage

6.7

Consistency

40.2

Best Game by takeover score

California

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 0. Hawai'i: 0. Unknown: 1. Stanford: 0. UCLA: 2. Utah: 1. California: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma State: 5 by 20.8. Hawai'i: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 5 by 30.8. Stanford: 5 by 20.8. UCLA: 12 by 70. Utah: 8 by 43.3. California: 2 by 13.3

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=2 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=4 · -1 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=4 · -0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · n=3 · +0.9 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UCLA

Best efficiency game

70 vs UCLA

Result
Sat 10/19@ CaliforniaW 21-17210.5000
Sun 10/13vs UtahL 7-5282100
Sun 10/6@ UCLA10+ tacklesW 48-31128110
Sat 9/28vs StanfordL 28-3154000
Sat 9/14vs Unknown54100
Sun 9/8@ Hawai'iL 28-3121000
Sat 8/31vs Oklahoma StateL 36-5253000

Career Arc

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

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    Oregon State

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20162017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonOregon State06.31
2017 Regular SeasonOregon State410.94.64
2018 Regular SeasonOregon State1037.88.76
2019 Regular SeasonOregon State4.529.66.7-5.5
2020 Regular SeasonOregon State0-4.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UCLA

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 62 takeover score.

#2

Stanford

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.

#3

Washington State

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.

#4

Colorado

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.

#5

Washington

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · Oregon State

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage

35.8

#2

2018 Regular Season · Oregon State

23.7

10 primary · 37.8 efficiency · 8.7 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Oregon State

20.4

4.5 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 6.7 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8103

Miami Jackson · Miami, FL

Committed To
Oregon State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

141

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Shemar Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
141