Player Dossier

2021-2025

Ole Miss

Demarcus Smith

DT • 6'4" • 285 lbs • Birmingham, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Demarcus Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.5

Efficiency

10.8

Consistency

50

Season Value

17.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Ole Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Ole Miss • UAB
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Demarcus Smith, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Ole Miss. Demarcus Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Ole Miss paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 10.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ole Miss, UAB.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · UAB

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

10.8

Usage

4.5

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Tennessee

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Akron: 0. Tennessee: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

All Games0.3 · n=2

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Tennessee

Best efficiency game

13.3 vs Tennessee

Result
Sat 9/20@ TennesseeL 24-56210.5000
Sun 9/14vs AkronW 31-2820000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Ole Miss

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UAB

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonOle Miss0
2022 Regular SeasonOle Miss00
2023 Regular SeasonOle Miss04.20.50
2024 Regular SeasonUAB17.91.81
2025 Regular SeasonUAB0.510.84.5-0.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.3 takeover score.

#2

Tennessee

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 23.6 takeover score.

#3

UL Monroe

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.7 takeover score.

#4

Akron

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

#5

Army

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Ole Miss

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.5 usage

34.9

#2

2025 Regular Season · UAB

17.6

0.5 primary · 10.8 efficiency · 4.5 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · UAB

6.3

1 primary · 7.9 efficiency · 1.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.855

Walled Lake Western · Walled Lake, MI

Committed To
Central Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

14

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 9 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Demarcus Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
14