6′0″ · 200 lb · Slidell, LA · Salmen
Eddie Smith: DB · Illinois · #8.
Eddie Smith
One game to point at: 2 tackles against Rutgers — Week 9, 2021.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | L 14-20vs Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 23-33@ No. 18 Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
41.0%
321 pass / 462 run
Plays / game
65.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Illinois, 3 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Nick Saban and Bret Bielema.
