Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025SMU
Isaiah Smith
DE • 6'4" • 248 lbs • Washington, DC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Isaiah Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
59
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
Isaiah Smith built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Washington, DC wearing No. 1, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Isaiah Smith's career was his defensive production: 117...
Read the storyIsaiah Smith, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · SMU. Isaiah Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 117
- TFL
- 35.5
- Sacks
- 24
- QB hurries
- 14
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Isaiah Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · DE
- Career Tackles
- 117
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- Boston College
- High school pipeline
- Blue Springs · 23 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 53 tackles · DE 8th (top 3%) · ACC 64th (top 9%) · National 538th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 7 | 9 | 3.5 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 31.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 8 | 24 | 5.5 | 5 | 4 | - | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | SMU | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 13 | 30 | 8.5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 51.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | SMU | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 74.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 13 | 51 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 74.1 |
Related Context
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Isaiah Smith played DE for SMU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Isaiah Smith recorded 117 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
SMU paired 32 primary output with 39.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 39.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · SMU
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.5
Efficiency
39.3
Usage
13.4
Consistency
57
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 2. East Texas A&M: 0. Baylor: 2. Missouri State: 1.5. TCU: 2.5. Syracuse: 3. Stanford: 3. Clemson: 4. Wake Forest: 3. Miami: 1. Boston College: 8. Louisville: 2. California: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 2 by 28.3. Baylor: 8 by 53.3. Missouri State: 3 by 27.5. TCU: 5 by 45.8. Syracuse: 4 by 46.7. Stanford: 2 by 38.3. Clemson: 5 by 60.8. Wake Forest: 4 by 46.7. Miami: 5 by 30.8. Boston College: 9 by 87.5. Louisville: 2 by 28.3. California: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.7 · Games = 9 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/3 | vs ArizonaSplash game | W 24-19 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | @ California | L 35-38 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | W 38-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Boston College2+ sacks · Splash game | W 45-13 | 9 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Miami | W 26-20 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | L 12-13 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ ClemsonSplash game | W 35-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs StanfordSplash game | W 34-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 31-18 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ TCUSplash game | L 24-35 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Missouri State | W 28-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs BaylorSplash game | L 45-48 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs East Texas A&M | W 42-13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Isaiah Smith story
Isaiah Smith built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Washington, DC wearing No. 1, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Isaiah Smith's career was his defensive production: 117 tackles, 35.5 tackles for loss, 24 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Isaiah Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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SMU
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 6.5 | 14.7 | 7.2 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 14.5 | 30.6 | 8.4 | 8 |
| 2024 Postseason | SMU | 22.5 | 27.3 | 6.9 | 8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 22.5 | 27.3 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | SMU | 32 | 39.3 | 13.4 | 9.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 32 | 39.3 | 13.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 97 Boston College
Week 11 · W 45-13 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Virginia
Week 13 · W 33-7 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Tulane
Week 14 · W 26-14 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Houston
Week 10 · W 77-63 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#5
@ UCF
Week 6 · L 19-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · SMU
32 primary output · 39.3 efficiency · 13.4 usage
74.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · SMU
74.1
32 primary · 39.3 efficiency · 13.4 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · SMU
51.6
22.5 primary · 27.3 efficiency · 6.9 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
23
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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