Player Dossier

2021-2025

Marshall

Cam Smith

DB • 6'2" • 196 lbs • Cleveland, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Cam Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

2

Efficiency

11.8

Consistency

3.7

Season Value

4.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Eastern Michigan • Marshall
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee

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.

Cam Smith, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Cam Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Eastern Michigan paired 0 primary output with 16.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 11.8 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 Eastern Michigan, Marshall.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

Win with 1 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

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2022 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

11.8

Usage

2

Consistency

3.7

Best Game by takeover score

Central Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 0. Arizona State: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Northern Illinois: 0. Ball State: 0. Akron: 0. Kent State: 0. Central Michigan: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 2 by 8.3. Arizona State: 1 by 4.2. Massachusetts: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Northern Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 5 by 20.8. Kent State: 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.1 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 4 · -0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Western Michigan

Best efficiency game

22.5 vs Western Michigan

Result
Fri 11/25vs Central MichiganW 38-1942000
Wed 11/16@ Kent StateW 31-2421000
Wed 11/9@ AkronW 34-2854000
Sat 10/22@ Ball StateW 20-1611000
Sat 10/15vs Northern IllinoisL 10-3932000
Sat 10/8@ Western MichiganW 45-2333001
Sat 10/1vs MassachusettsW 20-1322000
Sun 9/18@ Arizona StateW 30-2110000
Sat 9/10@ LouisianaL 21-4922000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Eastern Michigan

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Marshall

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20212022202320232025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan016.72.7
2022 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan111.821
2023 PostseasonEastern Michigan417.23.63
2023 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan417.23.60
2025 Regular SeasonMarshall1538.68.511

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Middle Tennessee

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.1 takeover score.

#2

Massachusetts

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.7 takeover score.

#3

Western Michigan

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.

#4

Missouri State

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 38.5 takeover score.

#5

Toledo

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

0 primary output · 16.7 efficiency · 2.7 usage

39.8

#2

2025 Regular Season · Marshall

28.2

15 primary · 38.6 efficiency · 8.5 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Eastern Michigan

8.6

4 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 3.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8444

Euclid · Euclid, OH

Committed To
Eastern Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

137

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 34 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cam Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
137