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 |
#99
Jerod Smith II
Junior defensive lineman on Louisville's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 270 lb · Corbin, KY · Corbin
CFB Index 57 · #131 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceTransferred Kentucky → Louisville for 2026
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.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Villanova
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Louisville's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Kentucky in 2024.
- Transferred from Kentucky to Louisville in 2026.
Jerod Smith II
Wins his gap play after play. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against Villanova — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20246 games
- 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
Low confidenceBreakout
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 · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
57 · #131 of 330 interior linemen
Former four-star. Now #131 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kentucky | 27 | 18 | 5.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 35 | 22 | 5.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
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
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sid Kaba’s 2025 season.
Matches Sid on
Class year
Hurry rate
TFL rate
Differs from Sid on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Saadiq Clements's sophomore season at North Texas (2025).
Matches Saadiq on
Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jerod Smith II
Background
2025 (Kentucky): Key contributor late in the season for the Kentucky … appeared in all 12 games … totaled 27 tackles, including 18 solo stops … recorded five tackles for loss, one sack, and one forced fumble … recorded his first TFL of the season at Georgia … got his first career sack at Vanderbi...
The defensive line · Louisville
- #50Clev Lubin13 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Tyler Thompson7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #17Adonijah Green6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Jerod Smith II5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #2Demeco Kennedy3 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Louisville team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology