Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Georgia Southern
TJ Smith
DB • 5'9" • 180 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
TJ Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Georgia Southern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kansas State • Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: App State
Player Story
TJ Smith built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Georgia Southern and Kansas State. The clearest part of TJ Smith's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
TJ Smith, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Georgia Southern. TJ Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.
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- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · DB
- Career Tackles
- 147
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Georgia Southern
- Top game
- App State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Klein · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Klein · 17 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 28 tackles · DB 365th (top 38%) · Sun Belt 166th (top 27%) · National 1,546th (top 26%)
TJ Smith played DB for Kansas State and Georgia Southern. Across 5 tracked seasons, TJ Smith recorded 147 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Georgia Southern.
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