Last confirmed: Penn State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 228 lb · Winfield, PA
Brandon Smith: LB · Penn State · #47.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brandon Smith
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the Penn State linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 13 tackles against Nebraska — Week 12, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
62 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Penn State | 62 | 19 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Penn State | 54 | 20 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 116 | 39 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Akron | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-14vs Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-0vs Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-19@ Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-14vs Indiana | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-7@ Northwestern | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-13vs No. 19 Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 38-39@ No. 6 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-27@ No. 24 Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-6vs Rutgers | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-44vs Nebraska | 13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 66-3@ Maryland | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-28vs No. 12 Washington | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 19 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 12 · 2017
W 56-44
vs Nebraska
13 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Edged out Nebraska at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups62 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
2 seasons under James Franklin — 22-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
51.1%
458 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
69.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
511 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Penn State, 116 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill O'Brien → James Franklin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
