Player Dossier

2022-2023

Liberty

Mike Smith Jr.

LB • 6'1" • 240 lbs • Flora, MS, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Mike Smith Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.8

Efficiency

30

Consistency

72.3

Season Value

29.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Baylor

2223

Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Liberty • Baylor
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

Mike Smith Jr., LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Baylor. Mike Smith Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Baylor paired 5 primary output with 30 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 30 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Liberty, Baylor.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas

Loss with 2 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

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2023 Regular Season · Baylor

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

30

Usage

8.8

Consistency

72.3

Best Game by takeover score

UCF

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Game-by-Game Trend

12345

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 1. Utah: 1. Unknown: 1. Texas: 2. UCF: 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. Texas State: 5 by 30.8. Utah: 8 by 43.3. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. Texas: 5 by 40.8. UCF: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Losses1.3 · n=3
First Half1 · n=3 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=2 · +0 vs First Half
All Games1 · n=5

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas

Best efficiency game

43.3 vs Utah

Result
Sat 9/30@ UCFW 36-3543000
Sat 9/23vs TexasL 6-3853110
Sat 9/16vs Unknown22100
Sat 9/9vs UtahL 13-2085001
Sat 9/2vs Texas StateL 31-4254100

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Liberty

    2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Baylor

    2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

20222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonLiberty10.531.96
2023 Regular SeasonBaylor5308.8-5.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.2 takeover score.

#2

Texas

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.

#3

Old Dominion

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.

#4

Utah

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 33 takeover score.

#5

Texas State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Baylor

5 primary output · 30 efficiency · 8.8 usage

29.9

#2

2022 Regular Season · Liberty

22

10.5 primary · 31.9 efficiency · 6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

83

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Mike Smith Jr. quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
83