Player Dossier

2018-2022

Minnesota

Terell Smith

DB • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Snellville, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Terell Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

11.4

Efficiency

24.5

Consistency

63.1

Season Value

32.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Minnesota

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Minnesota
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

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.

Terell Smith, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Minnesota. Terell Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Minnesota paired 0 primary output with 12.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 24.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

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.

2022 Regular Season · Minnesota

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.1

Efficiency

24.5

Usage

11.4

Consistency

63.1

Best Game by takeover score

Wisconsin

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. New Mexico State: 2. Unknown: 1. Colorado: 2. Michigan State: 0. Purdue: 2. Illinois: 0. Penn State: 1. Rutgers: 0. Nebraska: 2. Northwestern: 1.5. Iowa: 2. Wisconsin: 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. New Mexico State: 0 by 20. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Colorado: 2 by 28.3. Michigan State: 4 by 16.7. Purdue: 7 by 49.2. Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 4 by 26.7. Rutgers: 6 by 25. Nebraska: 4 by 36.7. Northwestern: 3 by 27.5. Iowa: 2 by 28.3. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins1.1 · n=7 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=4 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half1.2 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.1 · n=6 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Iowa

Best efficiency game

49.2 vs Purdue

Result
Sat 11/26@ WisconsinW 23-1622000
Sat 11/19vs IowaL 10-1322110
Sat 11/12vs NorthwesternW 31-3321.5000
Sat 11/5@ NebraskaW 20-13440011
Sat 10/29vs RutgersW 31-065000
Sat 10/22@ Penn StateL 17-4543001
Sat 10/15@ IllinoisL 14-2633000
Sat 10/1vs PurdueL 10-2076002
Sat 9/24@ Michigan StateW 34-744000
Sat 9/17vs ColoradoW 49-722110
Sat 9/10vs Unknown11100
Fri 9/2vs New Mexico StateW 38-0000011

Career Arc

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

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    Minnesota

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201820182019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonMinnesota1126.35.5
2018 Regular SeasonMinnesota1126.35.50
2019 Regular SeasonMinnesota19.51.4-10
2020 Regular SeasonMinnesota012.52.7-1
2021 Regular SeasonMinnesota313.89.23
2022 Regular SeasonMinnesota13.524.511.410.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Fresno State

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.1 takeover score.

#2

Iowa

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.1 takeover score.

#3

Ohio State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.9 takeover score.

#4

New Mexico State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.5 takeover score.

#5

Purdue

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Minnesota

0 primary output · 12.5 efficiency · 2.7 usage

38.4

#2

2022 Regular Season · Minnesota

32.8

13.5 primary · 24.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Minnesota

27.4

11 primary · 26.3 efficiency · 5.5 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8636

South Gwinnett · Snellville, GA

Committed To
Minnesota
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

109

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Terell Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
109