Ed Smith IV
Ed Smith IV
Wins his gap play after play. Ed Smith IV has been at South Alabama through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles, 2 TFL against Louisiana, Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kane Wommack → Major Applewhite. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Alabama | 31 | 13 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 23 | 10 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 67 | 30 | 8.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 38–21
vs Morgan State
1 SOLO · 2 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
South Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · South Alabama
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -18 net (12 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Alabama · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #102 · 2026 recruiting class #77
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sulaiman Kpaka’s 2022 season.
Matches Sulaiman on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kelvin Gilliam's senior season at Virginia Tech (2024).
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