#99

Kierron Smith

DL · Georgia Southern · Sr. · #99

Georgia Southern 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Kierron Smith

DL · Georgia Southern · Sr · #99

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Georgia Southern
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
Kevin Whitley
Georgia Southern
2022
Georgia Southern
era →
2023
Georgia Southern

Coaching transition mid-career: Kevin Whitley → Clay Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Georgia Southern3-9HC: Kevin Whitley · Run-heavy
2022Georgia Southern6-7HC: Clay Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2023Georgia Southern6-7HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Georgia Southern510.00.0------
2022Georgia Southern1452.01.0------
2021Georgia Southern2--0.00.0------
Career2162.01.0------

How he plays

Play style

Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Nose Anchor

The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.

IDL

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Dontay Corleone’s 2022 season.

Cincinnati · 2022

All-AAC
#2

Damonic Williams

TCU · 2022

77%
#3

Jordan Crawford

Eastern Michigan · 2022

76%
#4

Gary Smith III

UCLA · 2022

75%
#5

Marqualin Scott

Eastern Michigan · 2021

72%

Matches Dontay on

Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate

Differs from Dontay on

Hurry rate (lower)
Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dontay Corleone's sophomore season at Cincinnati (2023).

Cincinnati · 2023

All-Big 12
#2

Albert Regis

Texas A&M · 2023

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 17
77%
#3

Calvin Avery

Illinois · 2021

77%
#4

Devin Phillips

Colorado State · 2021

76%
#5

Damonic Williams

TCU · 2023

All-Big 12
76%

Matches Dontay on

Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate

Differs from Dontay on

Hurry rate (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books

+10009.1% implied