Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
93
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Ryan Smenda Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Orange Park, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Ryan Smenda Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Marshall
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 344
- TFL
- 24.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 18
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Ryan Smenda Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · LB
- Career Tackles
- 344
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 54 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Hueytown · Marshall
- High school pipeline
- Hueytown · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 106 tackles · LB 28th (top 3%) · ACC 4th (top 1%) · National 29th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 7 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 7 | 20 | 2.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 20.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 64.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 72 | 6 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 64.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Wake Forest | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 9 | 36 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 43.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Wake Forest | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 14 | 77 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 45.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 11 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.1 |
Related Context
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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
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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 | — | — |
Player Story
Ryan Smenda Jr. story
Ryan Smenda Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Orange Park, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Ryan Smenda Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 344 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 54 career games in the available record. His career also includes 20 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ryan Smenda Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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
Week 1 · L 28-42 · Postseason
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Duke
Week 13 · L 31-34 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Michigan State
Week 1 · L 21-27 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Clemson
Week 4 · L 45-51 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Syracuse
Week 9 · W 38-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Wake Forest
16 primary output · 51.7 efficiency · 11.6 usage
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#2
2019 Postseason · Wake Forest
64.7
17.5 primary · 39.4 efficiency · 9.2 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Wake Forest
64.7
17.5 primary · 39.4 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
18
Impact games
14
Splash games
11
10+ tackle games
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