Player Profile

Chris Smalley

DE • 6'5" • 221 lbs • Minden, NV, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Chris Smalley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.9

Efficiency

5

Consistency

100

Season Value

35.3

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Nevada

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Primary stop by seasons
Nevada
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Nevada
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: USC

Chris Smalley, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Nevada. Chris Smalley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Nevada paired 0 primary output with 9.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 5 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: Fresno State

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Nevada

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

5

Usage

0.9

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Utah State

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Game-by-Game Trend

12345

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. Fresno State: 0. San Diego State: 0. New Mexico: 0. Utah State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. Fresno State: 2 by 8.3. San Diego State: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0 · n=5
First Half0 · n=3 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0 · n=5

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Fresno State

Best efficiency game

8.3 vs Fresno State

Result
Sun 11/9@ Utah StateL 14-51
Sun 10/19@ New MexicoL 22-2411000
Sun 10/12vs San Diego StateL 10-4411000
Sun 10/5@ Fresno StateL 17-2022000
Sat 8/30@ Penn StateL 11-4621000

Career Arc

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

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    Nevada

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonNevada09.21.7
2023 Regular SeasonNevada19.23.41
2024 Regular SeasonNevada04.20.8-1
2025 Regular SeasonNevada050.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

USC

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.3 takeover score.

#2

Boise State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.6 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5.1 takeover score.

#4

Air Force

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.8 takeover score.

#5

Utah State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Nevada

0 primary output · 9.2 efficiency · 1.7 usage

36.9

#2

2025 Regular Season · Nevada

35.3

0 primary · 5 efficiency · 0.9 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Nevada

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8448

Douglas County · Minden, NV

Committed To
Nevada
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

35

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 22 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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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
35