Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025North Texas
Patrick Smith-Young
S • 5'9" • 190 lbs • Sugar Land, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Patrick Smith-Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Old Dominion
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Old Dominion • North Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Patrick Smith-Young built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a safety from Sugar Land, TX wearing No. 10, spending time with North Texas and Old Dominion. The clearest part of Patrick Smith-Young's career...
Read the storyPatrick Smith-Young, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Old Dominion. Patrick Smith-Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 111
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Patrick Smith-Young quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Texas · S
- Career Tackles
- 111
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Old Dominion
- Top game
- South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Clements · 9 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 70 tackles · S 50th (top 9%) · American Athletic 29th (top 5%) · National 276th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 9 | 41 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 43 |
| 2025 Postseason | North Texas | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | North Texas | 13 | 68 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 38.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas to Duke | G5/FCS to P4 | 75.9 | Jan 7, 2026 |
| 2025 | Old Dominion to North Texas | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 73.1 | Apr 26, 2025 |
| 2024 | North Texas to Old Dominion | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 75.2 | Dec 7, 2023 |
Patrick Smith-Young played S for Old Dominion and North Texas. Across 2 tracked seasons, Patrick Smith-Young recorded 111 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with North Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Old Dominion paired 4.5 primary output with 24 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.5 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 Old Dominion, North Texas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rice
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · North Texas
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
25.5
Usage
4
Consistency
7.7
Best Game by takeover score
Rice
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 1. Lamar: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Army: 0. South Alabama: 0. South Florida: 0. UTSA: 0. Charlotte: 2. Navy: 0. UAB: 0. Rice: 1. Temple: 0. Tulane: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 2 by 18.3. Lamar: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Army: 11 by 45.8. South Alabama: 1 by 4.2. South Florida: 8 by 33.3. UTSA: 5 by 20.8. Charlotte: 2 by 28.3. Navy: 7 by 29.2. UAB: 4 by 16.7. Rice: 7 by 39.2. Temple: 5 by 20.8. Tulane: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 11 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rice
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs Army
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ San Diego State | W 49-47 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/6 | @ Tulane | L 21-34 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | vs Temple | W 52-25 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Rice | W 56-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ UAB | W 53-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Navy | W 31-17 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/24 | @ CharlotteSplash game | W 54-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs UTSA | W 55-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/10 | vs South Florida | L 36-63 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs South Alabama | W 36-22 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Army10+ tackles | W 45-38 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Western Michigan | W 33-30 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Lamar | W 51-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Patrick Smith-Young story
Patrick Smith-Young built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a safety from Sugar Land, TX wearing No. 10, spending time with North Texas and Old Dominion. The clearest part of Patrick Smith-Young's career was his defensive production: 111 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Patrick Smith-Young's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Old Dominion
2024
Opening stop
- 2
North Texas
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 4.5 | 24 | 4.4 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | North Texas | 4 | 25.5 | 4 | -0.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | North Texas | 4 | 25.5 | 4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ South Carolina
Week 1 · L 19-23
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 120 Rice
Week 13 · W 56-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
53.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 134 Charlotte
Week 9 · W 54-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
46.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Bowling Green
Week 5 · W 30-27
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Havoc Plays
45.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.
#5
vs East Carolina
Week 2 · L 14-20
1
Havoc Plays
37.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 37.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Old Dominion
4.5 primary output · 24 efficiency · 4.4 usage
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#2
2025 Postseason · North Texas
38.9
4 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · North Texas
38.9
4 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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