Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-16vs Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 39-44vs Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#41
Jared Smith
The evidence — No.47 4★, national recruit — is in; the Auburn jury is not.
6′6″ · 260 lb · Birmingham, AL · Thompson
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Baylor
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore edge rusher on Auburn's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Auburn in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
33.8own fans
20rival fans
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In Their Words
395 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Jared Smith
On Trialas of 2026-09-22
Jared Smith is on trial in Auburn's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.
8TACKLES0SACKS
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.47
recruiting national rank
Auburn fans keep putting his case on trial, week to week.
medium confidence5 sources
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
20254 games
- Signed with Auburn4-star out of Thompson
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Auburn
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Auburn
Coaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Alex Golesh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Jared Smith's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 17–16
vs Baylor
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2025Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning
2026Auburn2-1HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
46.0%
103 pass / 121 run
Plays / game
74.7
3 games
Team sack rate
10.8%
120 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The defensive line · Auburn
- #94Cody Sigler7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Da'Shawn Womack4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #41Jared Smith4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #13Chris Murray3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Saint Farrior1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Auburn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology