Usage Score
9.4
Player Dossier
2022-2023Baylor
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 32 disruption score.
Efficiency
32
Consistency
67
Season Value
39.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Liberty
2223
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Liberty • Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Gardner-Webb
Scouting Read
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Mike Smith Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Liberty. Mike Smith Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.
Mike Smith Jr. played LB for Liberty and Baylor. Across 2 tracked seasons, Mike Smith Jr. recorded 83 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Liberty.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Liberty paired 12.5 primary output with 33.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 32 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from 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: Utah
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2023 Regular Season · Baylor
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
32
Usage
9.4
Consistency
67
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 1. Utah: 2. Long Island University: 1. Texas: 2. UCF: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas State: 5 by 30.8. Utah: 8 by 53.3. Long Island University: 2 by 18.3. Texas: 5 by 40.8. UCF: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 3 · +1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Utah
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs Utah
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Liberty
2022
Opening stop
- 2
Baylor
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Liberty | 12.5 | 33.7 | 6.8 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Baylor | 6 | 32 | 9.4 | -6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Gardner-Webb
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 61 takeover score.
#2
Utah
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.
#3
Texas
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
#4
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.
#5
Texas State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Liberty
12.5 primary output · 33.7 efficiency · 6.8 usage
47
#2
2023 Regular Season · Baylor
39.1
6 primary · 32 efficiency · 9.4 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
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.
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