Usage Score
11.6
Player Dossier
2018-2022Wake Forest
Ryan Smenda Jr.
LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Orange Park, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ryan Smenda Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
51.7
Consistency
48.8
Season Value
50.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 9
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Scouting Read
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Ryan Smenda Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Wake Forest. Ryan Smenda Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51.7 disruption score.
Ryan Smenda Jr. played LB for Wake Forest. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ryan Smenda Jr. recorded 344 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Wake Forest paired 16 primary output with 51.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 51.7 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: Duke
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Wake Forest
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
51.7
Usage
11.6
Consistency
48.8
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 1. Liberty: 1.5. Clemson: 3. Florida State: 1. Army: 0. Boston College: 2.5. Louisville: 1. NC State: 0.5. North Carolina: 2. Syracuse: 0.5. Duke: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Vanderbilt: 7 by 39.2. Liberty: 11 by 60.8. Clemson: 9 by 67.5. Florida State: 11 by 55.8. Army: 12 by 50. Boston College: 5 by 45.8. Louisville: 4 by 26.7. NC State: 16 by 55. North Carolina: 16 by 70. Syracuse: 5 by 25.8. Duke: 10 by 71.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.1 · Games = 6 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · Games = 5 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
71.7 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Duke10+ tackles · Splash game | L 31-34 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Syracuse | W 45-35 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs North Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | L 34-36 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | @ NC State10+ tackles | L 21-30 | 16 | 9 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Louisville | L 21-48 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Boston CollegeSplash game | W 43-15 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Army10+ tackles | W 45-10 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Florida State10+ tackles | W 31-21 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs ClemsonSplash game | L 45-51 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Liberty10+ tackles | W 37-36 | 11 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Vanderbilt | W 45-25 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Wake Forest
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820182019201920202020202120212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 3.5 | 18.1 | 3.6 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 3.5 | 18.1 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Wake Forest | 17.5 | 39.4 | 9.2 | 14 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 17.5 | 39.4 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Wake Forest | 9.5 | 32.8 | 8.5 | -8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 9.5 | 32.8 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Wake Forest | 9.5 | 31.5 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 9.5 | 31.5 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 16 | 51.7 | 11.6 | 6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Wisconsin
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#2
Duke
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
#3
Michigan State
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 64 takeover score.
#4
Clemson
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#5
Syracuse
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Wake Forest
16 primary output · 51.7 efficiency · 11.6 usage
50.9
#2
2019 Postseason · Wake Forest
47.8
17.5 primary · 39.4 efficiency · 9.2 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Wake Forest
47.8
17.5 primary · 39.4 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
14
Splash games
11
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.8304
Hueytown · Hueytown, AL
- Committed To
- Marshall
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
9
Seasons tracked
344
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 54 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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