Usage / Role
68%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Middle Tennessee
Damonte Smith
NT • 6'1" • 301 lbs • Savannah, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Damonte Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
99
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
73
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
Player Story
Damonte Smith built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a nose tackle from Savannah, GA wearing No. 92, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Damonte Smith's career was his defensive...
Read the storyDamonte Smith, NT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee. Damonte Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 78
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Damonte Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Middle Tennessee · NT
- Career Tackles
- 78
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- UTEP
- Latest roster
- No. 92 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · NT 2nd (top 25%) · Conference USA 103rd (top 19%) · National 1,217th (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 72.3 |
Related Context
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Damonte Smith played NT for Middle Tennessee. Across 5 tracked seasons, Damonte Smith recorded 78 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Middle Tennessee paired 21 primary output with 31.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Austin Peay
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
31.6
Usage
11.1
Consistency
65.2
Best Game by takeover score
Austin Peay
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Austin Peay: 3.5. Wisconsin: 2.5. Nevada: 1. Marshall: 2. Kennesaw State: 0. Missouri State: 4. Delaware: 2.5. Florida International: 1. Western Kentucky: 1.5. Sam Houston: 1. New Mexico State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Austin Peay: 5 by 55.8. Wisconsin: 3 by 37.5. Nevada: 1 by 14.2. Marshall: 5 by 40.8. Kennesaw State: 3 by 12.5. Missouri State: 3 by 52.5. Delaware: 5 by 45.8. Florida International: 2 by 18.3. Western Kentucky: 1 by 19.2. Sam Houston: 2 by 18.3. New Mexico State: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses2.1 · Games = 8 · +0.8 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
Austin Peay
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Austin Peay
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ New Mexico StateSplash game | W 31-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Sam Houston | W 31-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Western Kentucky | L 26-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Florida International | L 30-56 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/22 | @ DelawareSplash game | L 28-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/8 | vs Missouri StateSplash game | L 20-22 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Kennesaw State | L 16-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs MarshallSplash game | L 28-42 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Nevada | W 14-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ WisconsinSplash game | L 10-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Austin PeaySplash game | L 14-34 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Damonte Smith story
Damonte Smith built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a nose tackle from Savannah, GA wearing No. 92, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Damonte Smith's career was his defensive production: 78 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 1 interception across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Damonte Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Middle Tennessee
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20212022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 19.6 | 6 | -2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 18.6 | 7.1 | 9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 21 | 31.6 | 11.1 | 11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UTEP
Week 10 · W 20-13 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Austin Peay
Week 1 · L 14-34
3.5
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 108 Missouri State
Week 7 · L 20-22 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Alabama
Week 1 · L 7-56
1
Havoc Plays
69.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 69.5 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 109 Delaware
Week 9 · L 28-31 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
21 primary output · 31.6 efficiency · 11.1 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
44.1
10 primary · 18.6 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
31
1 primary · 19.6 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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