Player Dossier

2012-2016

Texas State

Stephen Smith

LB • 6'3" • Missouri City, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Stephen Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.4

Efficiency

8.9

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

11.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Texas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Texas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State

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.

Stephen Smith, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Texas State. Stephen Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Texas State paired 2 primary output with 8.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 8.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State

Loss 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.

2016 Regular Season · Texas State

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

8.9

Usage

3.4

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arkansas: 0. Houston: 0. Unknown: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Louisiana: 1. Arkansas State: 1

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. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2. Houston: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana: 1 by 14.2. Arkansas State: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Losses0.4 · n=5
First Half0 · n=3 · -0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=6

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Arkansas State

Best efficiency game

18.3 vs Arkansas State

Result
Sun 12/4vs Arkansas StateL 14-3622100
Sat 10/22vs LouisianaL 3-2711100
Sat 10/15@ UL MonroeL 34-4011000
Sat 10/1vs Unknown11000
Sat 9/24vs HoustonL 3-6421000
Sat 9/17@ ArkansasL 3-4210000

Career Arc

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

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    Texas State

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20122013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonTexas State0
2013 Regular SeasonTexas State00
2014 Regular SeasonTexas State00
2015 Regular SeasonTexas State00
2016 Regular SeasonTexas State28.93.42

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Arkansas State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.3 takeover score.

#2

Louisiana

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.

#3

Houston

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.1 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#5

UL Monroe

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · Texas State

2 primary output · 8.9 efficiency · 3.4 usage

11.4

#2

2012 Regular Season · Texas State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Texas State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2012 · Rating 0.78

Dulles · Sugar Land, TX

Committed To
Texas State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

8

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 6 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Stephen Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
8