Senior safety on Toledo's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 212 lb · River Rouge, MI · River Rouge
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 894 nationally · Signed with Cincinnati
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Toledo's 2026 roster.
Armorion Smith
Erases the deep middle of the field. Across five seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Luke Fickell, Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith and Mike Jacobs. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Temple, Week 3, 2026.
20 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jason Candle, Robert Weiner, and Mike Jacobs. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Toledo
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toledo | 20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 36 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 15 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 77 | 48 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-30@ Michigan State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Central Connecticut | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-48vs Temple | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–10
4 tackles · 1 pass breakups · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 53-point win at home against Central Connecticut.
With J. Alan Richter — 252 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.1 · 1 rush yds (1 car) · R. Bond — 4 rec · 135 yds · 1 TD
Since week 2: +9 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (92nd percentile). Strength: tackles (82nd percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (16th percentile).
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.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL20 tackles · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Pass share
53.9%
103 pass / 88 run
Plays / game
63.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
112 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Christian Pierce’s 2026 season.
Matches Christian on
Differs from Christian on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Miles Williams's graduate season at Wyoming (2022).
Matches Miles on
Player DNA
2023-25 (at Michigan State) 35 tackles, one interception and two pass breakups in 2025... Starter in seven games...Named a semifinalist for the 2025 National Comeback Player of the Year...Appeared in seven games in 2024, making four tackles...Nominated for the 2024 Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA…
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