Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Arizona
Genesis Smith
DB • 6'2" • 202 lbs • Chandler, AZ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Genesis Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
69
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Arizona
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Player Story
Genesis Smith built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Chandler, AZ wearing No. 12, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Genesis Smith's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 131
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Chargers
Genesis Smith, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Arizona. Genesis Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 161
- TFL
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 14
Quick Answers
Genesis Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · DB
- Career Tackles
- 161
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Arizona
- Top game
- Kansas State
- High school pipeline
- Hamilton · 51 FBS recruits · 6 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 4 · Pick 31 · Los Angeles Chargers
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 77 tackles · DB 24th (top 3%) · Big 12 21st (top 3%) · National 182nd (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Arizona | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona | 11 | 23 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Arizona | 12 | 60 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arizona | 12 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 59.9 |
Related Context
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Genesis Smith played DB for Arizona. Across 3 tracked seasons, Genesis Smith recorded 161 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Arizona.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Arizona paired 13 primary output with 36.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 36.2 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: Kansas State
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Arizona
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
36.2
Usage
6.4
Consistency
50.2
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 1. Weber State: 1. Kansas State: 4.5. Iowa State: 1.5. Oklahoma State: 0. BYU: 0.5. Houston: 2. Colorado: 0.5. Kansas: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Baylor: 1. Arizona State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 4 by 26.7. Weber State: 7 by 39.2. Kansas State: 8 by 78.3. Iowa State: 7 by 44.2. Oklahoma State: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 10 by 46.7. Houston: 4 by 36.7. Colorado: 3 by 17.5. Kansas: 8 by 33.3. Cincinnati: 2 by 8.3. Baylor: 16 by 60. Arizona State: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 9 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kansas State
Best efficiency game
78.3 vs Kansas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Arizona State | W 23-7 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Baylor10+ tackles | W 41-17 | 16 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Cincinnati | W 30-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Kansas | W 24-20 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Colorado | W 52-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ HoustonSplash game | L 28-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 10/12 | vs BYU10+ tackles | L 27-33 | 10 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Oklahoma State | W 41-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Iowa State | L 14-39 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Kansas StateSplash game | W 23-17 | 8 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | vs Weber State | W 48-3 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Hawai'i | W 40-6 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Genesis Smith story
Genesis Smith built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Chandler, AZ wearing No. 12, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Genesis Smith's career was his defensive production: 161 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 14 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Genesis Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Arizona
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Arizona | 1 | 10 | 2.1 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona | 1 | 10 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Arizona | 11.5 | 30.4 | 6.5 | 10.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arizona | 13 | 36.2 | 6.4 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 42 Kansas State
Week 3 · W 23-17 · Conference game
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
92.8 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Houston
Week 12 · W 27-3 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#3
@ UCF
Week 10 · L 12-56 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 71 Baylor
Week 13 · W 41-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
59.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Weber State
Week 2 · W 48-3
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Havoc Plays
51.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Arizona
13 primary output · 36.2 efficiency · 6.4 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Arizona
56.4
11.5 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Arizona
9.5
1 primary · 10 efficiency · 2.1 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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