Player Dossier

2013-2016

San Diego State

Malik Smith

S • 6'0" • Compton, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Malik Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.7

Efficiency

25.4

Consistency

66.8

Season Value

29

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · San Diego State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
San Diego State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: San José 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.

Malik Smith, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · San Diego State. Malik Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

San Diego State paired 5 primary output with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama

Loss with 2 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 Postseason · San Diego State

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

25.4

Usage

4.7

Consistency

66.8

Best Game by takeover score

Houston

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Houston: 1. Unknown: 1. California: 0. Northern Illinois: 1. South Alabama: 2. UNLV: 0. Fresno State: 1. San José State: 1. Utah State: 1. Hawai'i: 1. Nevada: 1. Wyoming: 0. Colorado State: 0. Wyoming: 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. Houston: 5 by 30.8. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. California: 4 by 16.7. Northern Illinois: 10 by 51.7. South Alabama: 5 by 40.8. UNLV: 2 by 8.3. Fresno State: 2 by 18.3. San José State: 4 by 26.7. Utah State: 3 by 22.5. Hawai'i: 3 by 22.5. Nevada: 2 by 18.3. Wyoming: 8 by 33.3. Colorado State: 7 by 29.2. Wyoming: 3 by 22.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=10 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=3 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=7 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=7 · -0.1 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

South Alabama

Best efficiency game

51.7 vs Northern Illinois

Result
Sat 12/17vs HoustonW 34-1054100
Sun 12/4@ WyomingW 27-2431001
Sun 11/27vs Colorado StateL 31-6375000
Sat 11/19@ WyomingL 33-3482000
Sun 11/13@ NevadaW 46-1622100
Sat 11/5vs Hawai'iW 55-032001
Sat 10/29@ Utah StateW 40-13310010
Sat 10/22vs San José StateW 42-344001
Sat 10/15@ Fresno StateW 17-321001
Sun 10/9vs UNLVW 26-720000
Sun 10/2@ South AlabamaL 24-4252002
Sat 9/17@ Northern Illinois10+ tacklesW 42-28106001
Sun 9/11vs CaliforniaW 45-4043000
Sun 9/4vs Unknown11100

Career Arc

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

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    San Diego State

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201320142015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonSan Diego State0
2014 Regular SeasonSan Diego State3203
2015 PostseasonSan Diego State5202
2015 Regular SeasonSan Diego State5200
2016 PostseasonSan Diego State1125.44.76
2016 Regular SeasonSan Diego State1125.44.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

San José State

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#2

Hawai'i

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

Oregon State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

Cincinnati

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#5

Nevada

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Postseason · San Diego State

5 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

42.9

#2

2015 Regular Season · San Diego State

42.9

5 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · San Diego State

41.8

3 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.7783

Compton Dominguez · Compton, CA

Committed To
San Diego State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

59

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 22 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Malik Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
59