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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 45.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Tulane
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tulane
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Player Story
Tanzel Smart built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 77, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Tanzel Smart's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Tulane
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 5
- Overall
- No. 189
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
Tanzel Smart, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Tulane. Tanzel Smart shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 68
- TFL
- 19
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Tanzel Smart quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulane · DT
- Career Tackles
- 68
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Tulane
- Top game
- Louisiana
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Scotlandville Magnet · Tulane
- High school pipeline
- Scotlandville Magnet · 17 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 6 · Pick 5 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 77 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 68 tackles · DT 2nd (top 1%) · American Athletic 32nd (top 7%) · National 361st (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Tulane | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Tulane | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tulane | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tulane | 12 | 68 | 19 | 5.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 74.4 |
Related Context
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Tanzel Smart played DT for Tulane. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tanzel Smart recorded 68 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Tulane.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Tulane paired 26.5 primary output with 45.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 45.7 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: Louisiana
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Tulane
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.2
Efficiency
45.7
Usage
15.3
Consistency
51.7
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wake Forest: 3. Southern: 1. Navy: 0. Louisiana: 5. Massachusetts: 1. Memphis: 1. Tulsa: 2.5. SMU: 1. UCF: 0.5. Houston: 5. Temple: 3.5. UConn: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wake Forest: 4 by 46.7. Southern: 1 by 14.2. Navy: 6 by 25. Louisiana: 10 by 91.7. Massachusetts: 4 by 26.7. Memphis: 7 by 39.2. Tulsa: 8 by 58.3. 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
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Wins2.5 · Games = 4 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses2.1 · Games = 8 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
91.7 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 | @ TulsaSplash game | 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 Southern | W 66-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/1 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | L 3-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tanzel Smart story
Tanzel Smart built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 77, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Tanzel Smart's career was his defensive production: 68 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Tulane. 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 Tanzel Smart's production has multiple signals. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tulane.
The arc is straightforward: Tanzel Smart 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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Tulane
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| 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 | 26.5 | 45.7 | 15.3 | 26.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisiana
Week 4 · W 41-39
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Houston
Week 11 · L 18-30 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Temple
Week 12 · L 0-31 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#4
@ UConn
Week 13 · W 38-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Tulsa
Week 8 · L 27-50 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Tulane
26.5 primary output · 45.7 efficiency · 15.3 usage
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#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
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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