Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs Villanova | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#36
Jacob Smith
Sophomore linebacker for Louisville. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 235 lb · Corbin, KY · Corbin
Transferred Kentucky → Louisville for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Villanova
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Louisville. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Kentucky in 2024.
- Transferred from Kentucky to Louisville in 2026.
Jacob Smith
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mark Stoops and Jeff Brohm. The receipt: 1 tackles against Villanova — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Kentucky4-star out of Corbin
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Louisville
Played his entire career under Jeff Brohm.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Louisville
2025Kentucky
2026Louisville
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kentucky4-8HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning
2026Louisville1-1HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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
Jeff Brohm
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kentucky | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–13
vs Villanova
1 TOT
Dominant 46-point win at home against Villanova.
With L. Kienholz — 332 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.7 · 42 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · T. Richardson — 11 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
Background
2025 (Kentucky): Played in three games …saw his first action of the season vs. Tennessee Tech and also played versus Vanderbilt and at Louisville. 2024 (Kentucky): Saw action in four games ... got his first collegiate tackle vs. Ohio ... Also played versus Murray State and at Texas ... named to t...
The linebacker corps · Louisville
- #11T.J. Capers46 tackles · 2025
- #6Stanquan Clark19 tackles · 2025
- #43Trent Carter2 tackles · 2025
- #36Jacob Smith1 tackle · 2025
- #38Cameron White1 tackle · 2025
4 more on the roster · Louisville team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology