#22

Donnie Smith

DE · Troy · R-Jr. · #22

Returning to Troy for 2026
R-Jr. · Greenville, Miss. → St. Joseph HS
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Donnie Smith

DE · Troy · Jr · #22

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#36 national
CFB
College
Troy
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Troy8-6HC: Gerad Parker · Balanced

Career stats

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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.

EDGE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jay Crable’s 2025 season.

Jay Crable

71%match

Ohio · 2025

All-MAC
#2

Kobe Stewart

Buffalo · 2024

68%
#3

Jaylen Harrell

Michigan · 2023

NFL Rd 7
63%
#4

Keaten Wade

Colorado · 2024

62%
#5

Shaun Peterson Jr.

Florida International · 2022

59%

Matches Jay on

TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate

Differs from Jay on

Class year (higher)
Height (higher)

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).

UAB · 2020

#2

Logan Fano

Utah · 2023

77%
#3

Korey Foreman

USC · 2021

72%
#4

Dallas Turner

Alabama · 2021

Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 17
72%
#5

Desmond Little

LSU · 2021

All-AAC
69%

Matches Nikia on

Height
Sack rate
Weight

Differs from Nikia on

Class year (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books

+10009.1% implied

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #6573

Final rank
#7962
Avg #7535.7
Finalist prob 0%

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...

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