Usage Score
6.1
Player Dossier
2013-2022East Carolina
Xavier Smith
LB • 6'1" • 252 lbs • Raleigh, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Xavier Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
24.6
Consistency
39.6
Season Value
21.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Navy
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.
Xavier Smith, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · East Carolina. Xavier Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.6 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
East Carolina paired 0 primary output with 4.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Loss with 2 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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2022 Regular Season · East Carolina
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
24.6
Usage
6.1
Consistency
39.6
Best Game by takeover score
Temple
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 0. Old Dominion: 1. Unknown: 0. Navy: 2. South Florida: 0. Tulane: 2. Memphis: 0. UCF: 0.5. Cincinnati: 0. Houston: 1. Temple: 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. NC State: 1 by 4.2. Old Dominion: 3 by 22.5. Unknown: 5 by 20.8. Navy: 10 by 61.7. South Florida: 4 by 16.7. Tulane: 4 by 36.7. Memphis: 6 by 25. UCF: 4 by 21.7. Cincinnati: 4 by 16.7. Houston: 4 by 26.7. Temple: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.5 · n=5 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=5 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=5 · -0.3 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
Navy
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Navy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Temple | W 49-46 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Houston | L 3-42 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Cincinnati | L 25-27 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs UCF | W 34-13 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Memphis | W 47-45 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Tulane | L 9-24 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ South Florida | W 48-28 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Navy10+ tackles | L 20-23 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Unknown | — | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Old Dominion | W 39-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs NC State | L 20-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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East Carolina
2013-2022
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | East Carolina | 1 | 13 | 4.1 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | East Carolina | 5 | 19.8 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | East Carolina | 7.5 | 24.6 | 6.1 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Navy
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.2 takeover score.
#2
Tulane
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.
#3
South Carolina
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.
#4
Tulane
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.
#5
Virginia Tech
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · East Carolina
0 primary output · 4.9 efficiency · 0.7 usage
35.2
#2
2022 Regular Season · East Carolina
21.5
7.5 primary · 24.6 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · East Carolina
17.9
5 primary · 19.8 efficiency · 4.6 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2013 · Rating 0.7981
Wakefield · Raleigh, NC
- Committed To
- East Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
106
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.