Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022South Carolina
Cam Smith
DB • 6'0" • 188 lbs • Blythewood, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cam Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
43
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
Cam Smith built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Blythewood, SC wearing No. 9, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Cam Smith's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 20
- Overall
- No. 51
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Cam Smith, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · South Carolina. Cam Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 91
- TFL
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 18
Quick Answers
Cam Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · DB
- Career Tackles
- 91
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · South Carolina
- Top game
- Clemson
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Westwood · South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Westwood · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 2 · Pick 20 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · DB 339th (top 37%) · SEC 166th (top 28%) · National 1,456th (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 2 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 8 | 16 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 28.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11 | 41 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
Related Context
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Cam Smith played DB for South Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cam Smith recorded 91 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with South Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
South Carolina paired 16.5 primary output with 30.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · South Carolina
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
18.4
Usage
3.8
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Charlotte
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia State: 0. Arkansas: 0. Charlotte: 3. South Carolina State: 0. Kentucky: 0. Texas A&M: 2. Missouri: 2. Vanderbilt: 1. Florida: 0. Tennessee: 1. Clemson: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia State: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas: 5 by 20.8. Charlotte: 1 by 34.2. South Carolina State: 2 by 8.3. Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. Texas A&M: 1 by 24.2. Missouri: 3 by 32.5. Vanderbilt: 1 by 14.2. Florida: 2 by 8.3. Tennessee: 7 by 39.2. Clemson: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.9 · Games = 8 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Charlotte
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Clemson | W 31-30 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Tennessee | W 63-38 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Florida | L 6-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Vanderbilt | W 38-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs MissouriSplash game | L 10-23 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Texas A&MSplash game | W 30-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Kentucky | W 24-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/29 | vs South Carolina State | W 50-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs CharlotteSplash game | W 56-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Arkansas | L 30-44 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Georgia State | W 35-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Cam Smith story
Cam Smith built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Blythewood, SC wearing No. 9, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Cam Smith's career was his defensive production: 91 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 18 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. That gives Cam Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
South Carolina
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | 14.6 | 3.2 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 4 | 13.4 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 16.5 | 30.5 | 6.7 | 12.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Carolina | 9 | 18.4 | 3.8 | -7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Clemson
Week 13 · L 0-30
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Missouri
Week 12 · L 10-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#3
vs Vanderbilt
Week 7 · W 21-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida
Week 10 · W 40-17 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#5
@ East Carolina
Week 2 · W 20-17
3
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · South Carolina
16.5 primary output · 30.5 efficiency · 6.7 usage
57.4
#2
2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
47
0 primary · 14.6 efficiency · 3.2 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · South Carolina
30
9 primary · 18.4 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
7
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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