Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 24-17@ Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#3
Albert Smith III
Junior defensive end on Arizona State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 232 lb · Terrytown, LA · Ponchatoula
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Kansas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive end on Arizona State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona State in 2024.
Albert Smith III
This is his third year in the same defensive front at Arizona State. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Kansas, Week 3, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Arizona State3-star out of Ponchatoula
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Arizona State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Arizona State
Played his entire career under Kenny Dillingham.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Arizona State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kenny Dillingham — 21-9 over that span.
2024Arizona State11-3HC: Kenny Dillingham · Run-leaning
2025Arizona State8-5HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
2026Arizona State2-1HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Pass share
47.4%
93 pass / 103 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The defensive line · Arizona State
- #99C.J. Fite6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Clayton Smith6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #4Emar'Rion Winston6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Jalen Thompson5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Albert Smith III1 tackle for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Arizona State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology