6′2″ · 195 lb · Odessa, TX · Odessa Permian
Desmon Smith: DB · Texas Tech · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Desmon Smith
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Desmon Smith has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Texas Tech. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Texas — Week 14, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 27 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 30 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | Texas Tech | 15 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 80 | 63 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs Montana State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-3vs UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-28@ Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-55@ No. 6 Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-49@ Texas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Wells
Pass share
57.0%
531 pass / 401 run
Plays / game
77.7
12 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
557 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas Tech, 80 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 28 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kliff Kingsbury → Matt Wells. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
