Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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 20.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
30
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
James Smith built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Montgomery, AL wearing No. 23, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of James Smith's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
James Smith, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Alabama. James Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.
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- Latest team and position
- Alabama · DL
- Career Tackles
- 48
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Carver · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Carver · 27 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 26 tackles · DL 238th (top 23%) · SEC 199th (top 27%) · National 1,649th (top 27%)
James Smith played DL for Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, James Smith recorded 48 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Alabama.
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