Player Career

Cam Smith Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Cam Smith story

Cam Smith built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a safety from Whiteville, NC wearing No. 29, spending time with Memphis and TCU. The clearest part of Cam Smith's career was his defensive production: 103 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 8 passes defended across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Memphis. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Cam Smith's production has multiple signals. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Memphis and TCU.

The arc is straightforward: Cam Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Memphis

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    TCU

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonMemphis06.91.3
2022 Regular SeasonMemphis113.51.81
2023 Regular SeasonMemphis1131.66.610
2024 PostseasonTCU3.516.93.6-7.5
2024 Regular SeasonTCU3.516.93.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Tulane

Week 7 · L 21-31 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

65.3 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.

#2

vs Arizona

Week 13 · W 49-28 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

62.8 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.

#3

@ Charlotte

Week 11 · W 44-38 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

62.2 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.

#4

@ UAB

Week 8 · W 45-21 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

62.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.

#5

vs Louisiana

Week 1 · W 34-3 · Postseason

1.5

Havoc Plays

60.3 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Memphis

11 primary output · 31.6 efficiency · 6.6 usage

65

#2

2021 Regular Season · Memphis

39.2

0 primary · 6.9 efficiency · 1.3 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · TCU

22.9

3.5 primary · 16.9 efficiency · 3.6 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games