Player Dossier

2018-2021

Ohio 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 20.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.4

Efficiency

20.8

Consistency

33.3

Season Value

24.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Ohio State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland

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.

Tyreke Smith, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Ohio State. Tyreke Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Ohio State paired 0 primary output with 5.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 20.8 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 3 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 · Ohio State

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

20.8

Usage

5.4

Consistency

33.3

Best Game by takeover score

Utah

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Utah: 0. Minnesota: 0. Oregon: 0. Tulsa: 1. Indiana: 2. Penn State: 2. Nebraska: 3. Purdue: 0. Michigan State: 2. Michigan: 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. Utah: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5. Oregon: 3 by 12.5. Tulsa: 2 by 18.3. Indiana: 1 by 24.2. Penn State: 5 by 40.8. Nebraska: 5 by 50.8. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=8 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -1.3 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.4 · n=5 · +0.8 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

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

50.8 vs Nebraska

Result
Sat 1/1vs UtahW 48-4510000
Sat 11/27@ MichiganL 27-4232000
Sat 11/20vs Michigan StateW 56-721101
Sat 11/13vs PurdueW 59-3110000
Sat 11/6@ NebraskaW 26-1751111
Sat 10/30vs Penn StateW 33-2453110
Sat 10/23@ IndianaW 54-711110
Sat 9/18vs TulsaW 41-2022100
Sat 9/11vs OregonL 28-3531000
Fri 9/3@ MinnesotaW 45-3131000

Career Arc

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

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    Ohio State

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20182018201920192020202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonOhio State05.41.1
2018 Regular SeasonOhio State05.41.10
2019 PostseasonOhio State1018.85.110
2019 Regular SeasonOhio State1018.85.10
2020 PostseasonOhio State312.73.4-7
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State312.73.40
2021 PostseasonOhio State1020.85.47
2021 Regular SeasonOhio State1020.85.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Maryland

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 55.5 takeover score.

#2

Nebraska

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.

#3

Michigan State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

#4

Penn State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 39.8 takeover score.

#5

Michigan State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 33.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Postseason · Ohio State

0 primary output · 5.4 efficiency · 1.1 usage

35.5

#2

2018 Regular Season · Ohio State

35.5

0 primary · 5.4 efficiency · 1.1 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Ohio State

28.8

10 primary · 18.8 efficiency · 5.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.9816

Cleveland Heights · Cleveland, OH

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

55

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Tyreke Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
55