Player Career

Anthony Smith Career Story

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Player Story

Anthony Smith story

Anthony Smith built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Shippensburg, PA, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Anthony Smith's career was his defensive production: 80 tackles, 31 tackles for loss, 19.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Anthony Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Minnesota

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2022202320232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonMinnesota04.21.4
2023 PostseasonMinnesota513.55.65
2023 Regular SeasonMinnesota513.55.60
2024 PostseasonMinnesota28.533.112.223.5
2024 Regular SeasonMinnesota28.533.112.20
2025 PostseasonMinnesota404415.211.5
2025 Regular SeasonMinnesota404415.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 73 New Mexico

Week 1 · W 20-17 · Postseason

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

8

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

8 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#2

vs Penn State

Week 13 · L 25-26 · Conference game

4.5

Havoc Plays

87.2 takeover

Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.

#3

@ Illinois

Week 10 · W 25-17 · Conference game

4.5

Havoc Plays

85.8 takeover

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.

#4

@ Virginia Tech

Week 1 · W 24-10 · Postseason

4

Havoc Plays

79.1 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 79.1 takeover score.

#5

vs No. 46 Nebraska

Week 8 · W 24-6 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

77.8 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Minnesota

40 primary output · 44 efficiency · 15.2 usage

77.3

#2

2025 Regular Season · Minnesota

77.3

40 primary · 44 efficiency · 15.2 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Minnesota

67.4

28.5 primary · 33.1 efficiency · 12.2 usage

Milestones

13

Impact games

21

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games