Usage / Role
68%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2022Western Kentucky
Derrick Smith
LB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derrick Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
91
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Miami • Illinois • Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Derrick Smith built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a linebacker from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 24, spending time with Illinois, Miami, and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Derrick Smith's...
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Derrick Smith, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Derrick Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 152
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Derrick Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · LB
- Career Tackles
- 152
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Trinity Christian Academy · Miami
- High school pipeline
- Trinity Christian Academy · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 89 tackles · LB 72nd (top 6%) · Conference USA 11th (top 3%) · National 91st (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Miami | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami | 6 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 18.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 13 | 89 | 6 | 3 | - | 2 | 0 | 66 |
Related Context
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Derrick Smith played LB for Miami, Illinois, and Western Kentucky. Across 6 tracked seasons, Derrick Smith recorded 152 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Western Kentucky paired 12 primary output with 37.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 37.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Miami, Illinois, Western Kentucky.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
37.7
Usage
9
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 0. Austin Peay: 0. Indiana: 3. Florida International: 0. Troy: 3. UTSA: 1. Middle Tennessee: 1. UAB: 2. North Texas: 0. Charlotte: 0. Rice: 0. Auburn: 1. Florida Atlantic: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 3 by 12.5. Austin Peay: 5 by 20.8. Indiana: 12 by 80. Florida International: 2 by 8.3. Troy: 7 by 59.2. UTSA: 10 by 51.7. Middle Tennessee: 8 by 43.3. UAB: 5 by 40.8. North Texas: 5 by 20.8. Charlotte: 8 by 33.3. Rice: 8 by 33.3. Auburn: 7 by 39.2. Florida Atlantic: 9 by 47.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 8 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 5 · +1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
80 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 32-31 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Auburn | L 17-41 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Rice | W 45-10 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Charlotte | W 59-7 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs North Texas | L 13-40 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs UABSplash game | W 20-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 35-17 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ UTSA10+ tackles | L 28-31 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs TroySplash game | L 27-34 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Florida International | W 73-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Indiana10+ tackles · Splash game | L 30-33 | 12 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Hawai'i | W 49-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/27 | vs Austin Peay | W 38-27 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Derrick Smith story
Derrick Smith built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a linebacker from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 24, spending time with Illinois, Miami, and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Derrick Smith's career was his defensive production: 152 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 interception across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Derrick Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Miami
2017-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Illinois
2019-2021
Peak year stop
- 3
Western Kentucky
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2017201720182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Miami | 1 | 12.8 | 2.3 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami | 1 | 12.8 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami | 0.5 | 8.5 | 1.6 | -0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | — | — | -0.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 2 | 15.9 | 3.8 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 1 | 20.2 | 4 | -1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 37.7 | 9 | 11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Indiana
Week 3 · L 30-33
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Troy
Week 5 · L 27-34
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#3
vs UTSA
Week 1 · L 30-37
1
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#4
vs UAB
Week 8 · W 20-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Wisconsin
Week 8 · L 7-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
68 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
12 primary output · 37.7 efficiency · 9 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · Illinois
18.4
2 primary · 15.9 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Illinois
17.5
1 primary · 20.2 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
3
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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