Usage Score
1.3
Player Dossier
2016-2019Texas Tech
Desmon Smith
DB • 6'2" • 195 lbs • Odessa, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Desmon Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
8.7
Consistency
6.7
Season Value
5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
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.
Desmon Smith, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech. Desmon Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.7 disruption score.
Desmon Smith played DB for Texas Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Desmon Smith recorded 80 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Texas Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Texas Tech paired 0 primary output with 15.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2019 Regular Season · Texas Tech
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
8.7
Usage
1.3
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. UTEP: 0. Arizona: 1. Oklahoma: 0. Texas: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. UTEP: 2 by 8.3. Arizona: 1 by 14.2. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Texas: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Losses0.3 · Games = 3
First Half0.3 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.2 · Games = 5
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arizona
Best efficiency game
14.2 vs Arizona
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Texas Tech
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | 15.6 | 2.5 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 5 | 19.4 | 3.8 | 5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 5.5 | 16.8 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 1 | 8.7 | 1.3 | -4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kansas
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.
#2
West Virginia
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.
#3
Oklahoma
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
#4
Arizona
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.
#5
Houston
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
0 primary output · 15.6 efficiency · 2.5 usage
39.4
#2
2018 Regular Season · Texas Tech
17.3
5.5 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 2.9 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Texas Tech
12.6
5 primary · 19.4 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8436
Lehi · Lehi, UT
- Committed To
- Colorado State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
80
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 28 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.