Usage Score
0.9
Player Dossier
2024-2025Western Kentucky
Zach Smith
LB • 6'0" • 220 lbs • Red Oak, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zach Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5 disruption score.
Efficiency
5
Consistency
100
Season Value
35.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
242525
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- SMU • Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
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.
Zach Smith, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Zach Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5 disruption score.
Zach Smith played LB for SMU and Western Kentucky. Across 2 tracked seasons, Zach Smith recorded 6 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 0 primary output with 5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across SMU, Western Kentucky.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Loss with 0 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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2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
5
Usage
0.9
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 0. Unknown: 0. Toledo: 0. Delaware: 0. New Mexico State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 0 by 0. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 3 by 12.5. Delaware: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0 · Games = 3
First Half0 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0 · Games = 5
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Toledo
Best efficiency game
12.5 vs Toledo
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
SMU
2024
Opening stop
- 2
Western Kentucky
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2025 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 0 | 5 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 5 | 0.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Toledo
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0
Primary metric
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.
#2
New Mexico State
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
0
Primary metric
Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.
#4
Delaware
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.
#5
Southern Miss
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
0 primary output · 5 efficiency · 0.9 usage
35.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
35.3
0 primary · 5 efficiency · 0.9 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · SMU
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.8517
Red Oak · Red Oak, TX
- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
2
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
6
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 5 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.