Usage Score
15.4
Player Dossier
2013-2016Tulane
Tanzel Smart
DT • 6'1" • Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tanzel Smart shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44 disruption score.
Efficiency
44
Consistency
42.8
Season Value
34.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Tulane
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Tulane
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Houston
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.
Tanzel Smart, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Tulane. Tanzel Smart shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Tulane paired 24.5 primary output with 44 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 44 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: Houston
Loss with 5 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
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2016 Regular Season · Tulane
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
44
Usage
15.4
Consistency
42.8
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wake Forest: 3. Unknown: 1. Navy: 0. Louisiana: 4. Massachusetts: 1. Memphis: 1. Tulsa: 1.5. SMU: 1. UCF: 0.5. Houston: 5. Temple: 3.5. UConn: 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. Wake Forest: 4 by 46.7. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Navy: 6 by 25. Louisiana: 10 by 81.7. Massachusetts: 4 by 26.7. Memphis: 7 by 39.2. Tulsa: 8 by 48.3. SMU: 2 by 18.3. UCF: 7 by 34.2. Houston: 7 by 79.2. Temple: 6 by 60. UConn: 6 by 55
Split Comparison
Wins2.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · n=8 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half1.7 · n=6 · -0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half2.4 · n=6 · +0.7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
81.7 vs Louisiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ UConnSplash game | W 38-13 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs TempleSplash game | L 0-31 | 6 | 5 | — | 3.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ HoustonSplash game | L 18-30 | 7 | 2 | — | 3.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ UCF | L 6-37 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs SMU | L 31-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Tulsa | L 27-50 | 8 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Memphis | L 14-24 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Massachusetts | W 31-24 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Louisiana10+ tackles · Splash game | W 41-39 | 10 | 7 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Navy | L 14-21 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/1 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | L 3-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Tulane
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Progression
2013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Tulane | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Tulane | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tulane | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tulane | 24.5 | 44 | 15.4 | 24.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Houston
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Primary metric
5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#2
Louisiana
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.6 takeover score.
#3
Temple
3.5
Primary metric
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.
#4
UConn
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 45.9 takeover score.
#5
Wake Forest
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 45.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Tulane
24.5 primary output · 44 efficiency · 15.4 usage
34.4
#2
2013 Regular Season · Tulane
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Tulane
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2013 · Rating 0.8067
Scotlandville Magnet · Baton Rouge, LA
- Committed To
- Tulane
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
68
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 12 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.