Player Dossier

2018-2020

Houston

Willie Smith III

DL • 6'1" • 245 lbs • Spring, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Willie Smith III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

1.2

Efficiency

6.9

Consistency

100

Season Value

36.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Houston

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Houston
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis

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.

Willie Smith III, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Houston. Willie Smith III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Houston paired 0 primary output with 9.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 6.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Navy

Loss 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

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

2019 Regular Season · Houston

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

6.9

Usage

1.2

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Navy

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. SMU: 0. Memphis: 0. Navy: 0

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. SMU: 1 by 4.2. Memphis: 2 by 8.3. Navy: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Losses0 · n=3
First Half0 · n=2
All Games0 · n=3

Game Log

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

3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Navy

Best efficiency game

8.3 vs Navy

Result
Sun 12/1vs NavyL 41-5621000
Sat 11/16vs MemphisL 27-4521000
Thu 10/24vs SMUL 31-3411000

Career Arc

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

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    Houston

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2018201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonHouston09.41.4
2018 Regular SeasonHouston09.41.40
2019 Regular SeasonHouston06.91.20
2020 Regular SeasonHouston00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Memphis

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0

Primary metric

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.4 takeover score.

#2

Army

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.

#3

Navy

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

#4

Memphis

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

#5

SMU

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Postseason · Houston

0 primary output · 9.4 efficiency · 1.4 usage

36.9

#2

2018 Regular Season · Houston

36.9

0 primary · 9.4 efficiency · 1.4 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Houston

36.1

0 primary · 6.9 efficiency · 1.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8616

Spring High · Spring, TX

Committed To
Houston
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

14

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 7 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Willie Smith III quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
14