Player Dossier

2020-2025

Marshall

Daytione Smith

S • 6'0" • 182 lbs • Highland Springs, VA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Daytione Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.2

Efficiency

24.5

Consistency

55

Season Value

25.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Marshall

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Marshall
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina

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.

Daytione Smith, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Marshall. Daytione Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Marshall paired 3 primary output with 37.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 24.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State

Win with 2 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Marshall

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

24.5

Usage

6.2

Consistency

55

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia Southern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 1. Missouri State: 0. Unknown: 1. Middle Tennessee: 1. Louisiana: 0. Old Dominion: 1.5. Texas State: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. James Madison: 1. Georgia State: 2. App State: 0. Georgia Southern: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 2 by 18.3. Missouri State: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 26.7. Louisiana: 5 by 20.8. Old Dominion: 5 by 35.8. Texas State: 4 by 16.7. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 4.2. James Madison: 5 by 30.8. Georgia State: 4 by 36.7. App State: 10 by 41.7. Georgia Southern: 7 by 39.2

Split Comparison

Wins1.1 · n=4 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · n=7 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=6 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Georgia State

Best efficiency game

41.7 vs App State

Result
Sat 11/29vs Georgia SouthernL 19-2473001
Sat 11/22@ App State10+ tacklesL 24-26105000
Sat 11/15@ Georgia StateW 30-18420011
Sat 11/8vs James MadisonL 23-3551100
Thu 10/30@ Coastal CarolinaL 27-4411000
Sat 10/18vs Texas StateW 40-3742000
Sat 10/11vs Old DominionW 48-24530.50010
Sun 9/28@ LouisianaL 51-5455000
Sat 9/20@ Middle TennesseeW 42-28430010
Sat 9/13vs Unknown10001
Sat 9/6vs Missouri StateL 20-2121000
Sat 8/30@ GeorgiaL 7-4521001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Marshall

    2020-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202020212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMarshall0
2021 Regular SeasonMarshall2.510.93.82.5
2022 Regular SeasonMarshall3.516.321
2023 Regular SeasonMarshall337.97.9-0.5
2024 Regular SeasonMarshall17.81.6-2
2025 Regular SeasonMarshall8.524.56.27.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

East Carolina

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.6 takeover score.

#2

Florida International

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.

#3

Georgia State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.

#4

App State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.8 takeover score.

#5

Virginia Tech

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Marshall

3 primary output · 37.9 efficiency · 7.9 usage

31

#2

2025 Regular Season · Marshall

25.6

8.5 primary · 24.5 efficiency · 6.2 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Marshall

14

3.5 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8267

Jenkins · Savannah, GA

Committed To
Marshall
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

90

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 30 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Daytione Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
90