Usage Score
5.4
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 20.8 disruption score.
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.
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: 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
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Season Explorer
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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
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 8 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -1.3 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.4 · Games = 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 1/1 | 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 State | W 56-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Purdue | W 59-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Nebraska | W 26-17 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Penn State | W 33-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Indiana | 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 Oregon | L 28-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | @ Minnesota | W 45-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Ohio State
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season 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 | 10 | 18.8 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 10 | 18.8 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ohio State | 3 | 12.7 | 3.4 | -7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 3 | 12.7 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Ohio State | 10 | 20.8 | 5.4 | 7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 10 | 20.8 | 5.4 | 0 |
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.