Player Dossier

2025-2025

Troy

Donnie Smith

DE • 6'4" • 220 lbs • Greenville, MS, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Donnie Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.

Usage Score

11.7

Efficiency

32

Consistency

69.6

Season Value

40.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Troy

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Troy
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss

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.

Donnie Smith, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Troy. Donnie Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Troy paired 26.5 primary output with 32 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 32 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · Troy

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

1.9

Efficiency

32

Usage

11.7

Consistency

69.6

Best Game by takeover score

Jacksonville State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Jacksonville State: 2. Unknown: 2.5. Clemson: 0.5. Memphis: 2. Buffalo: 0. South Alabama: 2. Texas State: 2. UL Monroe: 3. Louisiana: 3. Arkansas State: 0.5. Old Dominion: 2. Georgia State: 0. Southern Miss: 4. James Madison: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jacksonville State: 1 by 24.2. Unknown: 4 by 41.7. Clemson: 2 by 13.3. Memphis: 3 by 32.5. 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 32.5. Georgia State: 3 by 12.5. Southern Miss: 3 by 52.5. James Madison: 2 by 38.3

Split Comparison

Wins2 · n=7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half1.6 · n=7 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half2.2 · n=7 · +0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

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

14 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Southern Miss

Best efficiency game

52.5 vs Southern Miss

Result
Wed 12/17@ Jacksonville StateL 13-1711110
Sat 12/6@ James MadisonL 14-3121111
Sat 11/29@ Southern Miss2+ sacks · Splash gameW 28-1833220
Sat 11/22vs Georgia StateW 31-1930000
Fri 11/14@ Old DominionL 0-3331110
Sun 11/2vs Arkansas StateL 10-23410.5000
Sat 10/25vs LouisianaW 35-23211.501.500
Sat 10/18@ UL MonroeW 37-14431.501.500
Sun 10/12@ Texas StateW 48-4121101
Sat 10/4vs South AlabamaW 31-2463110
Sat 9/20@ BuffaloW 21-1751000
Sat 9/13vs MemphisL 7-2832110
Sat 9/6@ ClemsonL 16-27200.5000
Sat 8/30vs Unknown421.5010

Career Arc

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

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    Troy

    2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2025 PostseasonTroy26.53211.7
2025 Regular SeasonTroy26.53211.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Southern Miss

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.1 takeover score.

#2

UL Monroe

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 45.9 takeover score.

#3

James Madison

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 43.1 takeover score.

#4

Louisiana

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 42.8 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

2.5

Primary metric

Game with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 39.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Troy

26.5 primary output · 32 efficiency · 11.7 usage

40.4

#2

2025 Regular Season · Troy

40.4

26.5 primary · 32 efficiency · 11.7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

44

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 14 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Donnie Smith quick answers

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
44