Usage Score
15.2
Player Dossier
2022-2025Minnesota
Anthony Smith
DL • 6'6" • 285 lbs • Shippensburg, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Anthony Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44 disruption score.
Efficiency
44
Consistency
65.3
Season Value
56.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Scouting Read
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Anthony Smith, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Minnesota. Anthony Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44 disruption score.
Anthony Smith played DL for Minnesota. Across 4 tracked seasons, Anthony Smith recorded 80 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Minnesota paired 40 primary output with 44 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 44 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: New Mexico
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Minnesota
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
3.3
Efficiency
44
Usage
15.2
Consistency
65.3
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. New Mexico: 8. Buffalo: 3. Northwestern State: 3. California: 2. Rutgers: 4.5. Purdue: 3.5. Nebraska: 5. Iowa: 1.5. Michigan State: 3.5. Oregon: 2. Northwestern: 2. Wisconsin: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Mexico: 6 by 75. Buffalo: 2 by 38.3. Northwestern State: 3 by 42.5. California: 2 by 28.3. Rutgers: 4 by 61.7. Purdue: 2 by 43.3. Nebraska: 5 by 70.8. Iowa: 3 by 27.5. Michigan State: 5 by 55.8. Oregon: 2 by 28.3. Northwestern: 3 by 32.5. Wisconsin: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
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Wins4.1 · Games = 8 · +2.2 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · Games = 4 · -2.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico
Best efficiency game
75 vs New Mexico
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | vs New Mexico2+ sacks · Splash game | W 20-17 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs WisconsinSplash game | W 17-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | L 35-38 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ OregonSplash game | L 13-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 23-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Iowa | L 3-41 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Nebraska2+ sacks · Splash game | W 24-6 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs PurdueSplash game | W 27-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs RutgersSplash game | W 31-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | @ CaliforniaSplash game | L 14-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Northwestern StateSplash game | W 66-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs BuffaloSplash game | W 23-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 1
Minnesota
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 4.2 | 1.4 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Minnesota | 5 | 13.5 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Minnesota | 5 | 13.5 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Minnesota | 28.5 | 33.1 | 12.2 | 23.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Minnesota | 28.5 | 33.1 | 12.2 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Minnesota | 40 | 44 | 15.2 | 11.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Minnesota | 40 | 44 | 15.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
New Mexico
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8
Primary metric
8 disruption/tackle impact with 68.2 takeover score.
#2
Penn State
4.5
Primary metric
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.3 takeover score.
#3
Illinois
4.5
Primary metric
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.6 takeover score.
#4
Virginia Tech
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 50.4 takeover score.
#5
UCLA
3.5
Primary metric
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Minnesota
40 primary output · 44 efficiency · 15.2 usage
56.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Minnesota
56.1
40 primary · 44 efficiency · 15.2 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Minnesota
45.5
28.5 primary · 33.1 efficiency · 12.2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
21
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8996
Shippensburg Area · Shippensburg, PA
- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
80
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 33 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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