Player Career

Jerod Smith II Career Story

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Player Story

Jerod Smith II story

Jerod Smith II built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Corbin, KY wearing No. 95, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Jerod Smith II's career was his defensive production: 34 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and 1 sack across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Jerod Smith II's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Kentucky

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonKentucky0.55.71.2
2025 Regular SeasonKentucky615.755.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Kentucky to LouisvilleP4 to P481.4Jan 7, 2026

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 11 Vanderbilt

Week 13 · L 17-45 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

68 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.

#2

vs No. 19 Tennessee

Week 9 · L 34-56 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

1

Havoc Plays

56.1 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.

#3

@ No. 25 Louisville

Week 14 · L 0-41 · Ranked opponent

1

Havoc Plays

55.8 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.

#4

@ No. 6 Georgia

Week 6 · L 14-35 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

1

Havoc Plays

50 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.

#5

@ No. 29 Auburn

Week 10 · W 10-3 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

31.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Kentucky

6 primary output · 15.7 efficiency · 5 usage

43.2

#2

2024 Regular Season · Kentucky

7.3

0.5 primary · 5.7 efficiency · 1.2 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games