Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 41-7@ UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#11
Isaiah Fisher-Smith
Senior safety on Duke's 2023 roster.
5′11″ · 203 lb · Greensboro, NC
CFB Index 7 · #507 of 509 safetiesMedium confidenceDuke 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1356 nationally · Signed with Page
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Duke's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Page in 2020.
- Transferred from Duke to North Carolina Central in 2024.
Isaiah Fisher-Smith
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Isaiah Fisher-Smith has played for three head coaches in four seasons at Duke. One game to point at: 1 tackles against UConn — Week 4, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Duke, 29 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2020
- Recruited3-star out of Page
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Duke
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko, and Trooper Taylor. Multi-era developmental context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Duke2-9HC: David Cutcliffe · Balanced
2021Duke3-9HC: David Cutcliffe · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Duke9-4HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
2023Duke8-5HC: Trooper Taylor · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 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
Manny Diaz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
7 · #507 of 509 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #507 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Kevin Brennan’s 2021 season.
Matches Kevin on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Keaton Ellis's sophomore season at Penn State (2021).
Matches Keaton on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Isaiah Fisher-Smith
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology