Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025South Carolina
DQ Smith
DB • 6'1" • 219 lbs • Columbia, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DQ Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
58
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
59
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Player Story
DQ Smith built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Columbia, SC wearing No. 1, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of DQ Smith's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyDQ Smith, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · South Carolina. DQ Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.9 disruption score.
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DQ Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · DB
- Career Tackles
- 223
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · South Carolina
- Top game
- Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Destiny Christian Academy · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 64 tackles · DB 70th (top 8%) · SEC 43rd (top 6%) · National 344th (top 6%)
DQ Smith played DB for South Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, DQ Smith recorded 223 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with South Carolina.
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