Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
53
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Player Story
Brandon Smith built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Winfield, PA wearing No. 47, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Brandon Smith's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyBrandon 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 116
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Brandon Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 116
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Penn State
- Top game
- Maryland
- Latest roster
- No. 47 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · LB 223rd (top 21%) · Big Ten 46th (top 8%) · National 437th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 10 | 54 | 4 | 0.5 | - | 3 | 0 | 63.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 55 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.3 |
Related Context
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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.
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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
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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 | — | — |
Player Story
Brandon Smith story
Brandon Smith built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Winfield, PA wearing No. 47, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Brandon Smith's career was his defensive production: 116 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Penn State. 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 Brandon Smith's production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Brandon 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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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
vs Maryland
Week 6 · W 38-14 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
vs Temple
Week 3 · W 34-27
1.5
Havoc Plays
65.5 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia State
Week 3 · W 56-0
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Havoc Plays
59.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 9 · W 62-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Minnesota
Week 5 · W 29-26 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
56.4 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Penn State
9.5 primary output · 31.2 efficiency · 6.6 usage
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#2
2017 Postseason · Penn State
22.3
2.5 primary · 21.5 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Penn State
22.3
2.5 primary · 21.5 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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