Last confirmed: Georgia Southern, 2024. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Beaufort, SC
Jeffrey Smyth: DB · Georgia Southern · #44.
Jeffrey Smyth
He has spent three seasons in the Georgia Southern secondary. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Sam Houston — Bowl, 2024.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 20 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 20-17@ Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-14vs South Carolina State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-21@ Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-14vs James Madison | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 19-47@ Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 26-31@ Sam Houston | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
3 seasons under Clay Helton — 20-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
50.5%
444 pass / 436 run
Plays / game
67.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
471 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia Southern, 20 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chad Lunsford, Kevin Whitley, and Clay Helton. Multi-era developmental context.
