Player Career
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Player Story
Ben Smiley built his college career from 2019 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Norfolk, VA wearing No. 1, spending time with UConn and Virginia. The clearest part of Ben Smiley's career was his defensive production: 71 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 38 career games in the available record. That gives Ben Smiley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Virginia
2019-2024
Opening stop
UConn
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 3 | 11.8 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia | 3 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 7.5 | 19.6 | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia | 8.5 | 15 | 7.3 | 1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UConn | 4 | 18.2 | 5.1 | -4.5 |
#1 Featured game
vs Richmond
Week 1 · W 34-13
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Clemson
Week 8 · L 31-48 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia Tech
Week 10 · L 17-45 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#4
@ North Carolina
Week 8 · W 31-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 98 Florida Atlantic
Week 13 · W 48-45
1.5
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Virginia
8.5 primary output · 15 efficiency · 7.3 usage
59.4
#2
2023 Regular Season · Virginia
56.9
7.5 primary · 19.6 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · UConn
41.3
4 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 5.1 usage
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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