Usage Score
6.5
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.
Efficiency
27.9
Consistency
12.1
Season Value
20
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · South Carolina
222223242425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Scouting Read
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DQ 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.
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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
South Carolina paired 12 primary output with 24.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.9 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: LSU
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · South Carolina
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
27.9
Usage
6.5
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
LSU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 0. South Carolina State: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Kentucky: 0. LSU: 1.5. Oklahoma: 0. Alabama: 1. Ole Miss: 1. Texas A&M: 0.5. Coastal Carolina: 0. Clemson: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia Tech: 6 by 25. South Carolina State: 6 by 25. Vanderbilt: 6 by 25. Kentucky: 6 by 25. LSU: 8 by 48.3. Oklahoma: 6 by 25. Alabama: 5 by 30.8. Ole Miss: 8 by 43.3. Texas A&M: 2 by 13.3. Coastal Carolina: 7 by 29.2. Clemson: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 4 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
LSU
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Clemson | L 14-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 51-7 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Texas A&M | L 30-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Ole Miss | L 14-30 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Alabama | L 22-29 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Oklahoma | L 7-26 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ LSU | L 10-20 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Kentucky | W 35-13 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Vanderbilt | L 7-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs South Carolina State | W 38-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Virginia Tech | W 24-11 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 1
South Carolina
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220222023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | South Carolina | 12 | 24.9 | 5.4 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 24.9 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Carolina | 5 | 29.5 | 6.6 | -7 |
| 2024 Postseason | South Carolina | 4 | 17.7 | 3.3 | -1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Carolina | 4 | 17.7 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | South Carolina | 4 | 27.9 | 6.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Tennessee
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.5 takeover score.
#2
LSU
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.
#3
Vanderbilt
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.
#4
North Carolina
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.
#5
Texas A&M
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · South Carolina
12 primary output · 24.9 efficiency · 5.4 usage
36.4
#2
2022 Regular Season · South Carolina
36.4
12 primary · 24.9 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · South Carolina
22.9
5 primary · 29.5 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
5
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.81
Destiny Christian Academy · Sacramento, CA
- Committed To
- Idaho
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
223
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 47 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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