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Cody Smith

LB · Middle Tennessee · Jr. · #42

Middle Tennessee 2021 alumnus
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Cody Smith

LB · Middle Tennessee · Jr · #42

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Middle Tennessee
2020–2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Middle Tennessee3-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
2021Middle Tennessee7-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced, fast tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021Middle Tennessee27141.51.02----
2020Middle Tennessee35198.03.0------
Career62339.54.02----

How he plays

Play style

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Coverage 'Backer

Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.

LB

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Markeveon Coleman’s 2020 season.

Texas State · 2020

#2

Jacorey Crawford

Georgia State · 2021

59%
#3

Nate Betts

Kansas · 2021

54%
#4

Omar Fortt

UConn · 2021

52%
#5

Khari Coleman

TCU · 2021

52%

Matches Markeveon on

Tackle volume
Weight

Differs from Markeveon on

Class year (lower)
Sack rate (lower)
PD rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Wyatt Gedeon's sophomore season at Coastal Carolina (2024).

Wyatt Gedeon

78%match

Coastal Carolina · 2024

#2

Jack Fabris

Kansas State · 2024

76%
#3

Thomas Davis

App State · 2023

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 14
76%
#4

Shyheim Brown

Florida State · 2022

All-ACC
74%
#5

J'Marick Woods

Duke · 2021

73%

Matches Wyatt on

Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Weight

Differs from Wyatt on

PD rate (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books

+10009.1% implied