Usage Score
13.2
Player Dossier
2019-2022Georgia
Nolan Smith
LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Savannah, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nolan Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
24.4
Consistency
71.8
Season Value
42.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Georgia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Georgia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
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.
Nolan Smith, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Georgia. Nolan Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Nolan Smith played LB for Georgia. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nolan Smith recorded 113 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Georgia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Georgia paired 19.5 primary output with 32.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Georgia
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
24.4
Usage
13.2
Consistency
71.8
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 0. Samford: 1. South Carolina: 2. Kent State: 2. Missouri: 2. Auburn: 1. Vanderbilt: 2. Florida: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. Samford: 1 by 14.2. South Carolina: 3 by 32.5. Kent State: 2 by 28.3. Missouri: 4 by 36.7. Auburn: 3 by 22.5. Vanderbilt: 1 by 24.2. Florida: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half1.3 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Missouri
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/29 | vs FloridaSplash game | W 42-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs VanderbiltSplash game | W 55-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Auburn | W 42-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ MissouriSplash game | W 26-22 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Kent StateSplash game | W 39-22 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | W 48-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Samford | W 33-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Oregon | W 49-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Georgia
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920192020202120212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Georgia | 7 | 13.2 | 4 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia | 7 | 13.2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia | 6 | 19 | 6.3 | -1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Georgia | 19.5 | 32.6 | 9.8 | 13.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia | 19.5 | 32.6 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia | 12 | 24.4 | 13.2 | -7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Michigan
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 64.1 takeover score.
#2
Arkansas
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59 takeover score.
#3
Murray State
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#4
Missouri
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#5
Alabama
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Georgia
19.5 primary output · 32.6 efficiency · 9.8 usage
50.7
#2
2021 Regular Season · Georgia
50.7
19.5 primary · 32.6 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Georgia
42.7
12 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 13.2 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
5★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.9994
IMG Academy · Bradenton, FL
- Committed To
- Georgia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
113
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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