Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 63-14vs South Carolina State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#52
Christian Smith
Redshirt freshman linebacker for South Florida. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 232 lb · Kennesaw, GA · Harrison HS
Returning to South Florida for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2025
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs South Carolina State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 linebacker for South Florida. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Florida in 2025.
Christian Smith
One game to point at: 1 tackles against South Carolina State — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with South Florida3-star out of Harrison
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
South Florida
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025South Florida9-4HC: Kevin Patrick · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Florida | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
South Florida
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · South Florida
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (44 in / 34 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Florida · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #52 · 2026 recruiting class #90
Background
2025: Saw action in one game...a redshirt season...logged one tackle vs. South Carolina State (9/20). HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, Smith posted 58 tackles, eight tackles for loss, four sacks, one pass break-up, and four forced fumbles as he led his team to a region title…Smith chose the Bulls over U...
The linebacker corps · South Florida
- #25Zavier Hamilton37 tackles · 2025
- #10Shamar Meikle28 tackles · 2025
- #6Rodney Hill18 tackles · 2025
- #45Marshon Oxley15 tackles · 2025
- #52Christian Smith1 tackle · 2025
11 more on the roster · South Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology