Carlton Smith
Carlton Smith
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Maryland | 64 | 41 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 64 | 41 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 44–17
vs Towson
6 TOT · 3 SOLO · 0 SACKS
Dominant 27-point win at home against Towson.
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Maryland
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Maryland
Returning around him
- 13% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 1 Maryland player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (15 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Maryland · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #52 · 2026 recruiting class #43
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kip Lewis’s 2023 season.
Matches Kip on
Differs from Kip on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Rex Guthrie's freshman season at Nebraska (2025).
Matches Rex on
Differs from Rex on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman futures · sportsbook market
#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #11104
Peaked at #11104 this season.
Background
As a Freshman (2025): Saw action in all 12 games with one start during his true freshman season. Ranked fourth on the team with 64 total tackles (41 solo). Ranked second on the team with four QB hurries. Had 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks. Made his first career start at Illinois and made 10 t...