Usage Score
5.6
Player Dossier
2013-2016Miami (OH)
Zach Smierciak
DL • 6'2" • Aurora, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zach Smierciak shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.
Efficiency
19
Consistency
10
Season Value
13.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Miami (OH)
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent 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.
Zach Smierciak, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Miami (OH). Zach Smierciak shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Miami (OH) paired 6.5 primary output with 19 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19 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: Kent State
Win with 3 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
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2016 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
19
Usage
5.6
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Central Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 0. Unknown: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Ohio: 2.5. Akron: 0. Kent State: 3. Bowling Green: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Central Michigan: 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. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Western Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Cincinnati: 2 by 8.3. Ohio: 6 by 50. Akron: 4 by 16.7. Kent State: 7 by 59.2. Bowling Green: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Wins1 · n=4 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=5 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=5 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kent State
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/4 | vs Central Michigan | W 37-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 28-15 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Bowling Green | W 40-26 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Kent StateSplash game | W 18-14 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Akron | L 13-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Ohio | L 7-17 | 6 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Cincinnati | L 20-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Western Kentucky | L 24-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Iowa | L 21-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Miami (OH)
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Progression
2013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 6.5 | 19 | 5.6 | 6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kent State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.6 takeover score.
#2
Ohio
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.
#3
Central Michigan
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 21.1 takeover score.
#4
Akron
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.9 takeover score.
#5
Western Kentucky
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
6.5 primary output · 19 efficiency · 5.6 usage
13.9
#2
2013 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2013 · Rating 0.79
Aurora · Aurora, OH
- Committed To
- Miami (OH)
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
30
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 10 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.