Derrick Smith

LB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA

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Derrick Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.7 disruption score.

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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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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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Class 2017 · Rating 0.85

Trinity Christian Academy · Orange Park, FL

Committed To: Miami
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2017

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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%)

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.

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