Player Dossier

2018-2021

Middle Tennessee

Cody Smith

LB • 6'2" • 211 lbs • Stuart, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Cody Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.2

Efficiency

15.8

Consistency

13.3

Season Value

11.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Middle Tennessee
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Troy

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.

Cody Smith, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee. Cody Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Middle Tennessee paired 11 primary output with 28.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 15.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UTSA

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

15.8

Usage

3.2

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

Toledo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 0. Unknown: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. UTSA: 2. Charlotte: 1. Marshall: 0. Liberty: 1. UConn: 0. Florida International: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Virginia Tech: 1 by 4.2. UTSA: 9 by 57.5. Charlotte: 3 by 22.5. Marshall: 4 by 16.7. Liberty: 3 by 22.5. UConn: 2 by 8.3. Florida International: 1 by 4.2. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 9.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.1 · n=5 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=4 · +0.9 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=5 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UTSA

Best efficiency game

57.5 vs UTSA

Result
Fri 12/17@ ToledoW 31-2410000
Sun 11/28@ Florida AtlanticW 27-17100.5000
Sat 11/13vs Florida InternationalW 50-1011000
Fri 10/22@ UConnW 44-1321000
Sat 10/9@ LibertyL 13-4131001
Sat 10/2vs MarshallW 34-2844000
Fri 9/24@ CharlotteL 39-4232001
Sat 9/18@ UTSAL 13-2794110
Sat 9/11@ Virginia TechL 14-3511000
Sat 9/4vs Unknown20000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Middle Tennessee

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201820182019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonMiddle Tennessee111.31.9
2018 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee111.31.90
2019 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee2.510.82.61.5
2020 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee1128.49.68.5
2021 PostseasonMiddle Tennessee4.515.83.2-6.5
2021 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee4.515.83.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Troy

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4.5

Primary metric

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.2 takeover score.

#2

Rice

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 63.4 takeover score.

#3

UTSA

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.2 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.

#5

UAB

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

11 primary output · 28.4 efficiency · 9.6 usage

19.9

#2

2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee

11.2

4.5 primary · 15.8 efficiency · 3.2 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

11.2

4.5 primary · 15.8 efficiency · 3.2 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8086

Martin County · Stuart, FL

Committed To
Middle Tennessee
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

104

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cody Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
104