Gary Smith III

DL • 6'2" • 340 lbs • Shelbyville, TN, USA

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Gary Smith III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.7 disruption score.

Usage / Role

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Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

Developing production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Duke

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 6
Program Path: Duke • UCLA
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Player Story

Gary Smith III built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Shelbyville, TN wearing No. 58, spending time with Duke and UCLA. The clearest part of Gary Smith III's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8411

Central · Shelbyville, TN

Committed To: Duke
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2020

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Latest team and position: UCLA · DL
Career Tackles: 112
Tracked sample: 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
Best season: 2021 Regular Season · Duke
Top game: Northwestern
Recruit profile: 3-star · Central · Duke
High school pipeline: Central · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 58 · Senior
2025 Tackles rank: 40 tackles · DL 56th (top 6%) · Big Ten 110th (top 15%) · National 922nd (top 15%)

Gary Smith III played DL for Duke and UCLA. Across 6 tracked seasons, Gary Smith III recorded 112 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with UCLA.

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20252025 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention

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