Player Dossier

2015-2018

UTEP

Kahani Smith

DB • 6'1" • 190 lbs • Los Angeles, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kahani Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.8

Efficiency

40.2

Consistency

51.1

Season Value

29.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · UTEP

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
UTEP
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky

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.

Kahani Smith, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · UTEP. Kahani Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

UTEP paired 14.5 primary output with 40.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 40.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky

Loss with 4 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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2018 Regular Season · UTEP

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

40.2

Usage

7.8

Consistency

51.1

Best Game by takeover score

Southern Miss

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. UNLV: 1. Tennessee: 1. New Mexico State: 1.5. UTSA: 0. North Texas: 1. Louisiana Tech: 0. UAB: 1.5. Rice: 0.5. Middle Tennessee: 0. Western Kentucky: 4. Southern Miss: 3

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. Unknown: 8 by 43.3. UNLV: 10 by 51.7. Tennessee: 8 by 43.3. New Mexico State: 6 by 40. UTSA: 2 by 8.3. North Texas: 5 by 30.8. Louisiana Tech: 7 by 29.2. UAB: 4 by 31.7. Rice: 8 by 38.3. Middle Tennessee: 7 by 29.2. Western Kentucky: 6 by 65. Southern Miss: 10 by 71.7

Split Comparison

Losses1.3 · n=10
First Half0.9 · n=6 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · n=6 · +0.6 vs First Half
All Games1.2 · n=12

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Western Kentucky

Best efficiency game

71.7 vs Southern Miss

Result
Sat 11/24vs Southern Miss10+ tacklesL 7-39104102
Sun 11/18@ Western KentuckyL 16-4065103
Sat 11/10vs Middle TennesseeL 32-4875000
Sat 11/3@ RiceW 34-26850.5000
Sat 10/27vs UABL 0-19410.5001
Sat 10/20@ Louisiana TechL 24-3174000
Sat 10/6vs North TexasL 24-2754001
Sat 9/29@ UTSAL 21-3022000
Sat 9/22vs New Mexico StateL 20-27641.5000
Sat 9/15@ TennesseeL 0-2487001
Sun 9/9@ UNLV10+ tacklesL 24-52108001
Sat 9/1vs Unknown83001

Career Arc

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

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    UTEP

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonUTEP0
2016 Regular SeasonUTEP00
2017 Regular SeasonUTEP524.26.75
2018 Regular SeasonUTEP14.540.27.89.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Western Kentucky

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.5 takeover score.

#2

Southern Miss

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.6 takeover score.

#3

Southern Miss

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.8 takeover score.

#4

UAB

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.

#5

Louisiana Tech

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · UTEP

14.5 primary output · 40.2 efficiency · 7.8 usage

29.2

#2

2017 Regular Season · UTEP

21.7

5 primary · 24.2 efficiency · 6.7 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · UTEP

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

127

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 22 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Kahani Smith quick answers

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
127