Usage Score
8.1
Player Dossier
2013-2016Northern Illinois
Austin Smaha
DE • 6'1" • Belvidere, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Austin Smaha shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
16.7
Consistency
12.1
Season Value
22.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Scouting Read
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Austin Smaha, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Austin Smaha shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Austin Smaha played DE for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Austin Smaha recorded 19 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.7 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: Bowling Green
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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2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
16.7
Usage
8.1
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Florida: 0. San Diego State: 0.5. Unknown: 0. Ball State: 2. Western Michigan: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Buffalo: 0. Bowling Green: 4. Toledo: 2. Eastern Michigan: 2. Kent State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Florida: 2 by 8.3. San Diego State: 1 by 9.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 2 by 28.3. Western Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Buffalo: 2 by 8.3. Bowling Green: 4 by 56.7. Toledo: 1 by 24.2. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 28.3. Kent State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.6 · Games = 5 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 5 · -1.1 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · Games = 6 · -1.2 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · Games = 5 · +1.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | @ Kent State | W 31-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/17 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 31-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/10 | vs Toledo | L 24-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/2 | vs Bowling Green2+ sacks · Splash game | W 45-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Buffalo | W 44-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Central Michigan | L 28-34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Western Michigan | L 30-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Ball State | W 31-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs San Diego State | L 28-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ South Florida | L 17-48 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 1
Northern Illinois
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Progression
2013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 10.5 | 16.7 | 8.1 | 10.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Bowling Green
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.
#2
Eastern Michigan
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 37.6 takeover score.
#3
Toledo
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 28.6 takeover score.
#4
Ball State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 28.4 takeover score.
#5
San Diego State
0.5
Primary metric
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 8.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2013 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
22.4
10.5 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2012 · Rating 0.7383
Belvidere North · Belvidere, IL
- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
19
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.