Player Dossier

2018-2021

Illinois

Eddie Smith

DB • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Slidell, LA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Eddie Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.9

Efficiency

6.3

Consistency

100

Season Value

35.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Alabama • Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers

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.

Eddie Smith, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Illinois. Eddie Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.

Eddie Smith played DB for Alabama and Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Eddie Smith recorded 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Illinois.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Illinois paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 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 Alabama, Illinois.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers

Loss with 0 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 · Illinois

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

6.3

Usage

0.9

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Rutgers: 0. Iowa: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Losses0 · Games = 2
All Games0 · Games = 2

Game Log

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2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Rutgers

Best efficiency game

8.3 vs Rutgers

Result
Sat 11/20@ IowaL 23-3311000
Sat 10/30vs RutgersL 14-2022000

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Alabama

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Illinois

    2021

    Final stop

Season Progression

2018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonAlabama0
2019 Regular SeasonAlabama00
2020 Regular SeasonAlabama00
2021 Regular SeasonIllinois06.30.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Rutgers

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0

Primary metric

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.1 takeover score.

#2

Iowa

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Illinois

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 0.9 usage

35.7

#2

2018 Regular Season · Alabama

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Alabama

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8843

Salmen · Slidell, LA

Committed To
Alabama
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

3

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 2 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.