Player Dossier

2023-2025

UT Rio Grande Valley

Ismael Smith Flores

LB • 6'4" • 245 lbs • Crowley, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Ismael Smith Flores shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

5.9

Efficiency

14.2

Consistency

100

Season Value

42.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Nebraska

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Nebraska • UT Rio Grande Valley
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UTEP

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.

Ismael Smith Flores, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Nebraska. Ismael Smith Flores shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Nebraska paired 1 primary output with 14.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 14.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 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 Nebraska, UT Rio Grande Valley.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UTEP

Win with 1 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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2024 Regular Season · Nebraska

Games

1

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

14.2

Usage

5.9

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

UTEP

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Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Game Log

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1 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UTEP

Best efficiency game

14.2 vs UTEP

Result
Sat 8/31vs UTEPW 40-711100

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Nebraska

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UT Rio Grande Valley

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonNebraska0
2024 Regular SeasonNebraska114.25.91
2025 Regular SeasonUT Rio Grande Valley0-1

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UTEP

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Nebraska

1 primary output · 14.2 efficiency · 5.9 usage

42.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · Nebraska

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · UT Rio Grande Valley

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8722

Martin · Arlington, TX

Committed To
Nebraska
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

2

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

1

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 1 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
1