Player Career
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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 defensive production: 112 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Gary Smith III's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Duke
2020-2021
Opening stop
UCLA
2022-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Duke | 0 | 5.4 | 0.9 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Duke | 4.5 | 18.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UCLA | 4.5 | 15 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCLA | 5 | 17.2 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | — | — | -5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UCLA | 2 | 18.7 | 4 | 2 |
#1 Featured game
@ No. 51 Northwestern
Week 5 · L 14-17 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Stanford
Week 9 · W 38-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Virginia
Week 7 · L 0-48 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Colorado
Week 9 · W 28-16 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Bowling Green
Week 1 · W 45-17
2
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Duke
4.5 primary output · 18.1 efficiency · 3.9 usage
43
#2
2023 Regular Season · UCLA
40
5 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 3.7 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Duke
37.8
0 primary · 5.4 efficiency · 0.9 usage
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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