Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Baylor
K.J. Smith
DE • 6'1" • 260 lbs • Frisco, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
K.J. Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Baylor
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern State
Player Story
K.J. Smith built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive end from Frisco, TX wearing No. 56, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of K.J. Smith's career was his defensive production: 71...
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- Committed To
- Baylor
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
K.J. Smith, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Baylor. K.J. Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 71
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 7
Quick Answers
K.J. Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Baylor · DE
- Career Tackles
- 71
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Baylor
- Top game
- Northwestern State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Centennial · Baylor
- High school pipeline
- Centennial · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 56 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 4 tackles · DE 304th (top 84%) · Big 12 270th (top 64%) · National 3,630th (top 64%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Baylor | 13 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 73.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Baylor | 13 | 63 | 9.5 | 6 | 7 | - | 0 | 73.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.7 |
Related Context
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K.J. Smith played DE for Baylor. Across 5 tracked seasons, K.J. Smith recorded 71 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Baylor.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Baylor paired 25 primary output with 40.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 40.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern State
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 Postseason · Baylor
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
40.7
Usage
11.4
Consistency
59.4
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 2.5. Northwestern State: 5. SMU: 0. Rice: 1.5. Oklahoma State: 3. Iowa State: 0. Kansas: 0. Texas: 1. TCU: 3. Oklahoma: 3. Kansas State: 3. Texas Tech: 1. West Virginia: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 4 by 41.7. Northwestern State: 3 by 62.5. SMU: 3 by 12.5. Rice: 6 by 40. Oklahoma State: 6 by 55. Iowa State: 10 by 41.7. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. Texas: 4 by 26.7. TCU: 3 by 42.5. Oklahoma: 10 by 71.7. Kansas State: 5 by 50.8. Texas Tech: 4 by 26.7. West Virginia: 7 by 49.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern State
Best efficiency game
71.7 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/28 | vs Boise StateSplash game | W 31-12 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | @ West VirginiaSplash game | L 21-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Texas Tech | L 35-54 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Kansas StateSplash game | L 21-42 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Oklahoma10+ tackles · Splash game | L 24-45 | 10 | 8 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs TCUSplash game | L 22-62 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Texas | L 34-35 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Kansas | W 49-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Iowa State10+ tackles | W 45-42 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Oklahoma StateSplash game | W 35-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Rice | W 38-10 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs SMU | W 40-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Northwestern StateSplash game | W 55-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
K.J. Smith story
K.J. Smith built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive end from Frisco, TX wearing No. 56, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of K.J. Smith's career was his defensive production: 71 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and 7 sacks across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Baylor. 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 K.J. Smith's production has multiple signals. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Baylor.
The arc is straightforward: K.J. Smith 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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Baylor
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Baylor | 25 | 40.7 | 11.4 | 25 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Baylor | 25 | 40.7 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | 16.7 | 2.1 | -25 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northwestern State
Week 1 · W 55-7
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma
Week 11 · L 24-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Kansas State
Week 12 · L 21-42 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#4
vs TCU
Week 10 · L 22-62 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Oklahoma State
Week 4 · W 35-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Baylor
25 primary output · 40.7 efficiency · 11.4 usage
73.9
#2
2016 Regular Season · Baylor
73.9
25 primary · 40.7 efficiency · 11.4 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Baylor
44.7
0 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 2.1 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
7
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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