Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Sam Houston
Akeem Smith
DL • 6'0" • 300 lbs • Richmond, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Akeem Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
33
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
17
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Georgia State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Georgia State • Sam Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
Akeem Smith built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Richmond, VA, spending time with Georgia State and Sam Houston. The clearest part of Akeem Smith's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Georgia State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Akeem Smith, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Georgia State. Akeem Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 72
- TFL
- 10.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Akeem Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Sam Houston · DL
- Career Tackles
- 72
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Georgia State
- Top game
- Troy
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Catholic · Georgia State
- High school pipeline
- Catholic · 17 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 16 tackles · DL 411th (top 42%) · Conference USA 152nd (top 37%) · National 2,246th (top 38%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia State | 4 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 16.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Georgia State | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia State | 9 | 22 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia State | 10 | 17 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 30.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia State | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 10 | 16 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 37.3 |
Related Context
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Akeem Smith played DL for Georgia State and Sam Houston. Across 6 tracked seasons, Akeem Smith recorded 72 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Georgia State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Georgia State paired 6.5 primary output with 17.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Georgia State, Sam Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Win with 2 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 Regular Season · Georgia State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
12.1
Usage
2.9
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Troy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Army: 0. North Carolina: 0. Charlotte: 0. Auburn: 0. App State: 1. Texas State: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Louisiana: 0. Arkansas State: 2. Troy: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Army: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Charlotte: 2 by 8.3. Auburn: 2 by 8.3. App State: 0 by 10. Texas State: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Southern: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 2 by 28.3. Troy: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 5 · -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
Troy
Best efficiency game
45 vs Troy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs TroySplash game | W 37-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Arkansas StateSplash game | W 28-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/4 | @ Louisiana | L 17-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Georgia Southern | W 21-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Texas State | W 28-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs App State | L 16-45 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Auburn | L 24-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Charlotte | W 20-9 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ North Carolina | L 17-59 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Army | L 10-43 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Akeem Smith story
Akeem Smith built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Richmond, VA, spending time with Georgia State and Sam Houston. The clearest part of Akeem Smith's career was his defensive production: 72 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 33 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Akeem Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Georgia State
2018-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Sam Houston
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia State | 1 | 9.8 | 3.8 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | -1 |
| 2020 Postseason | Georgia State | 6.5 | 17.4 | 3.4 | 6.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia State | 6.5 | 17.4 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia State | 5 | 12.1 | 2.9 | -1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia State | 1 | 11.9 | 2.4 | -4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 5.5 | 12.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Troy
Week 13 · W 37-10 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Jacksonville State
Week 5 · L 28-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
@ South Alabama
Week 12 · W 31-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Memphis
Week 3 · L 22-59
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Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
#5
vs UL Monroe
Week 10 · W 52-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Georgia State
6.5 primary output · 17.4 efficiency · 3.4 usage
40.2
#2
2020 Regular Season · Georgia State
40.2
6.5 primary · 17.4 efficiency · 3.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Sam Houston
37.3
5.5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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