Player Dossier

2011-2014

Mississippi State

Preston Smith

DL • 6'6" • Stone Mountain, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Preston Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.

Usage Score

Efficiency

20

Consistency

100

Season Value

73.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UAB

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.

Preston Smith, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Preston Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season

Mississippi State paired 2 primary output with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2014 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UAB

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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2014 Regular Season · Mississippi State

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

20

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

UAB

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 1. UAB: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=2
All Games1 · n=2

Game Log

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

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UAB

Best efficiency game

20 vs UAB

Result
Sat 9/6vs UABW 47-341
Sat 8/30vs Southern MissW 49-01

Career Arc

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

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    Mississippi State

    2011-2014

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2011201220132014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonMississippi State0
2012 Regular SeasonMississippi State00
2013 Regular SeasonMississippi State00
2014 Regular SeasonMississippi State2202

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UAB

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#2

Southern Miss

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2014 Regular Season · Mississippi State

2 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

73.3

#2

2011 Regular Season · Mississippi State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2011 · Rating 0.7783

Stephenson · Stone Mountain, GA

Committed To
Mississippi State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2011

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

0

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 2 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Preston Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career touchdowns
1