Usage Score
7.2
Player Dossier
2023-2025Alabama
James Smith
DL • 6'3" • 297 lbs • Montgomery, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.
Efficiency
19
Consistency
51.5
Season Value
28.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
James Smith, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Alabama. James Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Alabama paired 0 primary output with 2.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19 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: UL Monroe
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Alabama
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
19
Usage
7.2
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 1. Florida State: 0. UL Monroe: 3. Vanderbilt: 0. Missouri: 0. Tennessee: 2. South Carolina: 1. LSU: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Auburn: 2. Georgia: 1
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. Oklahoma: 0 by 10. Florida State: 3 by 12.5. UL Monroe: 4 by 46.7. Vanderbilt: 1 by 4.2. Missouri: 1 by 4.2. Tennessee: 7 by 49.2. South Carolina: 2 by 18.3. LSU: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Auburn: 5 by 40.8. Georgia: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
Wins1.1 · n=8 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=3 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half1 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UL Monroe
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/20 | @ Oklahoma | W 34-24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/6 | vs Georgia | L 7-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | @ Auburn | W 27-20 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Oklahoma | L 21-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | vs LSU | W 20-9 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ South Carolina | W 29-22 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Tennessee | W 37-20 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Missouri | W 27-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Vanderbilt | W 30-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs UL MonroeSplash game | W 73-0 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Florida State | L 17-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Alabama
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Alabama | 6.5 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 6.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Alabama | 6.5 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Alabama | 10 | 19 | 7.2 | 3.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Alabama | 10 | 19 | 7.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Michigan
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.6 takeover score.
#2
UL Monroe
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
#3
Auburn
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.
#4
Tennessee
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.1 takeover score.
#5
Western Kentucky
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 33.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Alabama
0 primary output · 2.8 efficiency · 0.5 usage
34.4
#2
2025 Postseason · Alabama
28.7
10 primary · 19 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Alabama
28.7
10 primary · 19 efficiency · 7.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
5★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.9842
Carver · Montgomery, AL
- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
48
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 25 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.