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Derrick Smith Career Story

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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. 1

    Miami

    2017-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Illinois

    2019-2021

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Western Kentucky

    2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2017201720182019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonMiami112.82.3—
2017 Regular SeasonMiami112.82.30
2018 Regular SeasonMiami0.58.51.6-0.5
2019 Regular SeasonIllinois0——-0.5
2020 Regular SeasonIllinois215.93.82
2021 Regular SeasonIllinois120.24-1
2022 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky1237.7911

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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

12 primary output · 37.7 efficiency · 9 usage

66

#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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