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Player Dossier
2018-2021Ohio State
Tyreke Smith
DE • 6'4" • 267 lbs • Cleveland, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tyreke Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Tyreke Smith built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive end from Cleveland, OH wearing No. 11, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Tyreke Smith's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 158
- NFL Team
- Seattle Seahawks
Tyreke Smith, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Ohio State. Tyreke Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 55
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Tyreke Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 55
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Cleveland Heights · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Cleveland Heights · 24 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 5 · Pick 15 · Seattle Seahawks
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 26 tackles · DE 100th (top 36%) · Big Ten 169th (top 27%) · National 1,643rd (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Ohio State | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 7 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Ohio State | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 44.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ohio State | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Ohio State | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 10 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 60.6 |
Related Context
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Tyreke Smith played DE for Ohio State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tyreke Smith recorded 55 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Ohio State paired 15 primary output with 25.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.8 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: Nebraska
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
25.8
Usage
7.4
Consistency
54.8
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 0. Minnesota: 1. Oregon: 2. Tulsa: 1. Indiana: 2. Penn State: 3. Nebraska: 4. Purdue: 0. Michigan State: 2. Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 3 by 22.5. Oregon: 3 by 32.5. Tulsa: 2 by 18.3. Indiana: 1 by 24.2. Penn State: 5 by 50.8. Nebraska: 5 by 60.8. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 8 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | vs Utah | W 48-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | @ Michigan | L 27-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 56-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Purdue | W 59-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 26-17 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Penn StateSplash game | W 33-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ IndianaSplash game | W 54-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Tulsa | W 41-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs OregonSplash game | L 28-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | @ Minnesota | W 45-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tyreke Smith story
Tyreke Smith built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive end from Cleveland, OH wearing No. 11, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Tyreke Smith's career was his defensive production: 55 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Tyreke Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182018201920192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Ohio State | 0 | 5.4 | 1.1 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Ohio State | 11 | 20 | 5.4 | 11 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 11 | 20 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ohio State | 6 | 18.7 | 5.5 | -5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 6 | 18.7 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Ohio State | 15 | 25.8 | 7.4 | 9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 15 | 25.8 | 7.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nebraska
Week 10 · W 26-17 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Maryland
Week 11 · W 73-14 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Penn State
Week 9 · W 33-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Michigan State
Week 14 · W 52-12 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Oregon
Week 2 · L 28-35
2
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Ohio State
15 primary output · 25.8 efficiency · 7.4 usage
60.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Ohio State
60.6
15 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Ohio State
44.7
11 primary · 20 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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