#53

Arik Smith

LB · Army · Jr. · #53

Army 2021 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Arik Smith

LB · Army · Jr · #53

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Army
2020–2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Army9-3HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2021Army9-4HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021Army864810.54.0------
2020Army78339.03.5------
Career1648119.57.5------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 38–35

vs Western Kentucky

2 QB HUR  ·  3 SOLO  ·  4 TOT

Edged out Western Kentucky at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Thumper

Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

LB

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Drake Thomas’s 2021 season.

Drake Thomas

70%match

NC State · 2021

All-ACC
#2

Cannon Blauser

Ohio · 2021

68%
#3

Arik Smith

Army · 2020

67%
#4

Tony Grier Jr.

South Florida · 2021

66%
#5

Stefon Thompson

Syracuse · 2021

65%

Matches Drake on

TFL rate
PD rate
Tackle volume

Differs from Drake on

Weight (higher)
Solo tackle rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Maema Njongmeta's sophomore season at Wisconsin (2022).

Wisconsin · 2022

All-Big Ten
#2

Tony Grier Jr.

South Florida · 2021

78%
#3

Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

Clemson · 2022

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 5
78%
#4

Cannon Blauser

Ohio · 2021

77%
#5

Drake Thomas

NC State · 2021

All-ACC
76%

Matches Maema on

Tackle volume
TFL rate
PD rate

Differs from Maema on

Class year (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books

+10009.1% implied