Donnie Smith
Donnie Smith
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Troy | 44 | 20 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 20 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 38–20
vs Nicholls
1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 2 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Troy
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Troy
Returning around him
- 33% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -13 net (14 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Troy · Last season: 8-6 · Talent rank #99 · 2026 recruiting class #76
DNA match
Player DNA
Finisher
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jay Crable’s 2025 season.
Matches Jay on
Differs from Jay on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Nikia Eason Jr.'s freshman season at UAB (2020).
Matches Nikia on
Differs from Nikia on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman futures · sportsbook market
#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #6573
Peaked at #6573 this season.
Background
All-Sun Belt First Team (2025) 2025 (Junior): Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team … Led the Sun Belt and ranked eighth nationally with 11 sacks … Finished second nationally behind Texas Tech’s David Bailey with a sack in nine different games … Tied for fourth nationally with a half tackle for lo...