Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Kent State
Heskin Smith
DB • 5'11" • 173 lbs • Brunswick, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Heskin Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia • Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Liberty
Player Story
Heskin Smith built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Brunswick, GA wearing No. 13, spending time with Kent State and Virginia. The clearest part of Heskin Smith's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Heskin Smith, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Virginia. Heskin Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 37
- TFL
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Heskin Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 37
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Virginia
- Top game
- Liberty
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · ProKick Australia · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- ProKick Australia · 49 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 2 tackles · DB 789th (top 85%) · Mid-American 402nd (top 74%) · National 4,207th (top 72%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia | 5 | 28 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 45.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.1 |
Related Context
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Heskin Smith played DB for Virginia and Kent State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Heskin Smith recorded 37 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Virginia paired 2.5 primary output with 28.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia, Kent State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Long Island University
Win with 0 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
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2022 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
4.2
Usage
0.9
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Long Island University
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Long Island University: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Long Island University
Best efficiency game
4.2 vs Long Island University
Player Story
Heskin Smith story
Heskin Smith built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Brunswick, GA wearing No. 13, spending time with Kent State and Virginia. The clearest part of Heskin Smith's career was his defensive production: 37 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, and 2 passes defended across 13 career games in the available record. That gives Heskin 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
Virginia
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Kent State
2021-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia | 2.5 | 28.3 | 5 | 2.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | -2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Liberty
Week 13 · W 55-27
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Clemson
Week 15 · L 17-62 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
49.5 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Virginia Tech
Week 14 · W 39-30 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
25.5 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 25.5 takeover score.
#4
vs VMI
Week 2 · W 60-10
0
Havoc Plays
7.2 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 7.2 takeover score.
#5
vs William & Mary
Week 2 · W 52-17
0
Havoc Plays
3.9 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Virginia
2.5 primary output · 28.3 efficiency · 5 usage
45.8
#2
2021 Regular Season · Kent State
37.4
0 primary · 5.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Virginia
37.4
0 primary · 5.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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