Last confirmed: Maryland, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 245 lb · Baltimore, MD · Dominion
Chad Smith: LB · Maryland · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chad Smith
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. He has played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Dabo Swinney and Mike Locksley. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Rutgers — Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 79-0vs Howard | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20@ Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-59vs No. 12 Penn State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-7@ Rutgers | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 14-40@ Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-52@ No. 17 Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-38vs No. 14 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-73@ No. 3 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-54vs Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-19@ Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 14 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 4 |
Week 1 · 2019
W 79-0
vs Howard
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 79-point win at home against Howard.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%4 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackPD rate
17%4 pass breakups24 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
44.9%
342 pass / 420 run
Plays / game
63.5
12 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
398 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Clemson and Maryland, 52 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2020
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dabo Swinney and Mike Locksley.
