Player Dossier

2023-2025

Ohio State

Will Smith Jr.

DL • 6'4" • 292 lbs • Dublin, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Will Smith Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.6

Efficiency

7.6

Consistency

100

Season Value

36.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Ohio State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers

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.

Will Smith Jr., DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State. Will Smith Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Ohio State paired 0 primary output with 7.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 7.6 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: Rutgers

Win with 0 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

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

2025 Postseason · Ohio State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

7.6

Usage

1.6

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Miami

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami: 0. Texas: 0. Ohio: 0. Washington: 0. Minnesota: 0. Illinois: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 0. Purdue: 0. UCLA: 0. Rutgers: 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. Miami: 2 by 8.3. Texas: 2 by 8.3. Ohio: 3 by 12.5. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 2 by 8.3. Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=10
First Half0 · n=6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=5 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0 · n=11

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Rutgers

Best efficiency game

12.5 vs Rutgers

Result
Thu 1/1vs MiamiL 14-2420000
Sat 11/22vs RutgersW 42-932000
Sun 11/16vs UCLAW 48-1011000
Sat 11/8@ PurdueW 34-1010000
Sat 11/1vs Penn StateW 38-1421000
Sat 10/18@ WisconsinW 34-011000
Sat 10/11@ IllinoisW 34-1620000
Sat 10/4vs MinnesotaW 42-322000
Sat 9/27@ WashingtonW 24-611000
Sat 9/13vs OhioW 37-931000
Sat 8/30vs TexasW 14-720000

Career Arc

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

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    Ohio State

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonOhio State0
2024 Regular SeasonOhio State04.20.80
2025 PostseasonOhio State07.61.60
2025 Regular SeasonOhio State07.61.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Rutgers

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0

Primary metric

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5.1 takeover score.

#2

Ohio

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5 takeover score.

#3

Minnesota

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

#4

Miami

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

#5

Penn State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Ohio State

0 primary output · 7.6 efficiency · 1.6 usage

36.4

#2

2025 Regular Season · Ohio State

36.4

0 primary · 7.6 efficiency · 1.6 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Ohio State

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

5★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.9997

Chaminade-Madonna · Opa Locka, FL

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

21

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 12 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Will Smith Jr. quick answers

Recruiting profile

5-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
21