Usage Score
4
Player Dossier
2013-2017Penn State
Brandon Smith
LB • 6'0" • 228 lbs • Winfield, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandon Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
21.5
Consistency
7.7
Season Value
14.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Scouting Read
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Brandon Smith, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Penn State. Brandon Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.5 disruption score.
Brandon Smith played LB for Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Brandon Smith recorded 116 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Penn State paired 9.5 primary output with 31.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2017 Postseason · Penn State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
21.5
Usage
4
Consistency
7.7
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0.5. Akron: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Georgia State: 1. Iowa: 0. Indiana: 0. Northwestern: 0. Michigan: 0. Ohio State: 0. Michigan State: 0. Rutgers: 0. Nebraska: 0. Maryland: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 7 by 34.2. Akron: 4 by 26.7. Pittsburgh: 1 by 4.2. Georgia State: 4 by 26.7. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Indiana: 7 by 29.2. Northwestern: 5 by 20.8. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 2 by 8.3. Rutgers: 10 by 41.7. Nebraska: 13 by 50. Maryland: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.2 · Games = 11 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.2 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
Georgia State
Best efficiency game
50 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | vs Washington | W 35-28 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Maryland | W 66-3 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Nebraska10+ tackles | W 56-44 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Rutgers10+ tackles | W 35-6 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Michigan State | L 24-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Ohio State | L 38-39 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Michigan | W 42-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Northwestern | W 31-7 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Indiana | W 45-14 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Iowa | W 21-19 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Georgia State | W 56-0 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Pittsburgh | W 33-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Akron | W 52-0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Penn State
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 9.5 | 31.2 | 6.6 | 9.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Penn State | 2.5 | 21.5 | 4 | -7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 2.5 | 21.5 | 4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Maryland
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62 takeover score.
#2
Georgia State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.3 takeover score.
#3
Temple
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 44 takeover score.
#4
Akron
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
#5
Minnesota
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Penn State
9.5 primary output · 31.2 efficiency · 6.6 usage
51.6
#2
2017 Postseason · Penn State
14.9
2.5 primary · 21.5 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Penn State
14.9
2.5 primary · 21.5 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
116
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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