Cam Smith: S · TCU · #29.
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Cam Smith
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Ryan Silverfield and Sonny Dykes. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Arizona — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 19-30vs Houston | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-7@ Utah | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-34vs Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 34-37@ Baylor | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-13vs Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-28vs Arizona | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 20-13@ Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 34-3vs Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Bowl · 2024
W 34-3
vs Louisiana · neutral site
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 31-point win at a neutral site against Louisiana.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL24 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
55.7%
487 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
67.2
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
489 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Memphis and TCU, 103 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 28 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ryan Silverfield and Sonny Dykes.
