Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2025-2025Troy
Donnie Smith
DE • 6'4" • 220 lbs • Greenville, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Donnie Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Troy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Troy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Player Story
Donnie Smith built his college career in 2025 as a defensive end from Greenville, MS wearing No. 22, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of Donnie Smith's career was his defensive production: 44 tackles, 13.5...
Read the storyDonnie Smith, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Troy. Donnie Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 44
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 11
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Donnie Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Troy · DE
- Career Tackles
- 44
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Troy
- Top game
- Southern Miss
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · DE 22nd (top 8%) · Sun Belt 95th (top 15%) · National 767th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Postseason | Troy | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 78.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Troy | 14 | 43 | 12.5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 78.1 |
Related Context
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Donnie Smith played DE for Troy. Across 1 tracked season, Donnie Smith recorded 11 receiving yards and 44 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Troy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Troy paired 33.5 primary output with 37 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 37 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Troy
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
2.4
Efficiency
37
Usage
12.6
Consistency
75.2
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. Jacksonville State: 2. Nicholls: 2.5. Clemson: 0.5. Memphis: 4. Buffalo: 0. South Alabama: 2. Texas State: 2. UL Monroe: 3. Louisiana: 3. Arkansas State: 0.5. Old Dominion: 4. Georgia State: 3. Southern Miss: 4. James Madison: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jacksonville State: 1 by 24.2. Nicholls: 4 by 41.7. Clemson: 2 by 13.3. Memphis: 3 by 52.5. Buffalo: 5 by 20.8. South Alabama: 6 by 45. Texas State: 2 by 28.3. UL Monroe: 4 by 46.7. Louisiana: 2 by 38.3. Arkansas State: 4 by 21.7. Old Dominion: 3 by 52.5. Georgia State: 3 by 42.5. Southern Miss: 3 by 52.5. James Madison: 2 by 38.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2.4 · Games = 8 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses2.3 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Southern Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
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| Wed 12/17 | @ Jacksonville StateSplash game | L 13-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/6 | @ James MadisonSplash game | L 14-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Southern Miss2+ sacks · Splash game | W 28-18 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Georgia StateSplash game | W 31-19 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/14 | @ Old DominionSplash game | L 0-33 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/2 | vs Arkansas State | L 10-23 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs LouisianaSplash game | W 35-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ UL MonroeSplash game | W 37-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/12 | @ Texas StateSplash game | W 48-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs South AlabamaSplash game | W 31-24 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Buffalo | W 21-17 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs MemphisSplash game | L 7-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Clemson | L 16-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs NichollsSplash game | W 38-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Donnie Smith story
Donnie Smith built his college career in 2025 as a defensive end from Greenville, MS wearing No. 22, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of Donnie Smith's career was his defensive production: 44 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Troy. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Donnie Smith's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 11 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Troy.
The arc is straightforward: Donnie Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Troy
2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Postseason | Troy | 33.5 | 37 | 12.6 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Troy | 33.5 | 37 | 12.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 94 Southern Miss
Week 14 · W 28-18 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 49 Old Dominion
Week 12 · L 0-33 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 39 Memphis
Week 3 · L 7-28
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 131 UL Monroe
Week 8 · W 37-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 133 Georgia State
Week 13 · W 31-19 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Troy
33.5 primary output · 37 efficiency · 12.6 usage
78.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Troy
78.1
33.5 primary · 37 efficiency · 12.6 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
11
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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