Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Army
Arik Smith
LB • 6'0" • 240 lbs • Bowie, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Arik Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
16
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
7
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
22
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Army
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Army
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: The Citadel
Player Story
Arik Smith built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Bowie, MD wearing No. 53, spending time with Army. The clearest part of Arik Smith's career was his defensive production: 251 tackles,...
Read the storyArik Smith, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Army. Arik Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 251
- TFL
- 24
- Sacks
- 10
- QB hurries
- 10
Quick Answers
Arik Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Army · LB
- Career Tackles
- 251
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Army
- Top game
- The Citadel
- Latest roster
- No. 53 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 86 tackles · LB 101st (top 9%) · FBS Independents 5th (top 2%) · National 133rd (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Army | 3 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Army | 13 | 83 | 4 | 2.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 46.6 |
| 2020 Postseason | Army | 12 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Army | 12 | 71 | 9 | 3.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Army | 13 | 12 | 2.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 70.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Army | 13 | 74 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | 0 | 70.6 |
Related Context
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Arik Smith played LB for Army. Across 4 tracked seasons, Arik Smith recorded -2 rushing yards and 251 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Army.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Army paired 20.5 primary output with 43.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 7.2 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: Buffalo
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Army
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
7.2
Usage
3.1
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Buffalo: 0.5. Air Force: 0. Lafayette: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Buffalo: 1 by 9.2. Air Force: 1 by 4.2. Lafayette: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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First Half0.3 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 1 · -0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
9.2 vs Buffalo
Player Story
Arik Smith story
Arik Smith built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Bowie, MD wearing No. 53, spending time with Army. The clearest part of Arik Smith's career was his defensive production: 251 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, and 10 sacks across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Army. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Arik Smith's production has multiple signals. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Army.
The arc is straightforward: Arik Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Army
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Army | 0.5 | 7.2 | 3.1 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Army | 9.5 | 33.9 | 11.2 | 9 |
| 2020 Postseason | Army | 13.5 | 38.3 | 12.2 | 4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Army | 13.5 | 38.3 | 12.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Army | 20.5 | 43.3 | 15 | 7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Army | 20.5 | 43.3 | 15 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs The Citadel
Week 6 · W 14-9
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
98.6 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Missouri
Week 1 · W 24-22 · Postseason
4.5
Havoc Plays
98.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Liberty
Week 13 · W 31-16 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86 takeover score.
#4
@ Hawai'i
Week 14 · L 31-52
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Miami (OH)
Week 4 · W 23-10
3
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Army
20.5 primary output · 43.3 efficiency · 15 usage
70.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Army
70.6
20.5 primary · 43.3 efficiency · 15 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Army
56.4
13.5 primary · 38.3 efficiency · 12.2 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
13
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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