Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Marshall
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.
Impact Production
64
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Player Story
Daytione Smith built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from Highland Springs, VA wearing No. 17, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Daytione Smith's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Marshall
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Daytione Smith, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Marshall. Daytione Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 90
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 2
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Daytione Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · S
- Career Tackles
- 90
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Marshall
- Top game
- East Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Jenkins · Marshall
- High school pipeline
- Highland Springs · 29 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · S 115th (top 21%) · Sun Belt 69th (top 11%) · National 604th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Marshall | 5 | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 17.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Marshall | 6 | 15 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 26.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 52.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Marshall | 12 | 50 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 56.5 |
Related Context
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Daytione Smith played S for Marshall. Across 6 tracked seasons, Daytione Smith recorded 90 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Marshall paired 8.5 primary output with 24.5 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: Old Dominion
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Marshall
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
24.5
Usage
5.6
Consistency
55
Best Game by takeover score
Old Dominion
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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. Eastern Kentucky: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 2 by 18.3. Missouri State: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Kentucky: 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
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Wins1.1 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Old Dominion
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs App State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Georgia Southern | L 19-24 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ App State10+ tackles | L 24-26 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Georgia StateSplash game | W 30-18 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs James Madison | L 23-35 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/30 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 27-44 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Texas State | W 40-37 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Old Dominion | W 48-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/28 | @ Louisiana | L 51-54 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 42-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 38-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Missouri State | L 20-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Georgia | L 7-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Daytione Smith story
Daytione Smith built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from Highland Springs, VA wearing No. 17, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Daytione Smith's career was his defensive production: 90 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 26 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Daytione Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Marshall
2020-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Marshall | 2.5 | 10.9 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Marshall | 3.5 | 16.3 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 3 | 37.9 | 7.6 | -0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 1 | 7.8 | 1.5 | -2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Marshall | 8.5 | 24.5 | 5.6 | 7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ East Carolina
Week 2 · W 31-13
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 49 Old Dominion
Week 7 · W 48-24 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 133 Georgia State
Week 12 · W 30-18 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida International
Week 9 · W 38-0 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 127 Middle Tennessee
Week 4 · W 42-28
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Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Marshall
8.5 primary output · 24.5 efficiency · 5.6 usage
56.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · Marshall
52.2
3 primary · 37.9 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Marshall
26.1
3.5 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 1.9 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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