Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-42@ Elon | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#26
Knowel Smith
Freshman safety on Navy's 2025 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
6′2″ · 197 lb · Newport News, VA
Returning to Navy for 2026
The story
1 safety on Navy's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
The record fills in as he plays.
Knowel Smith
The receipt: 7 tackles against Elon — Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 7.0 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
Brian Newberry
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Navy
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Navy
Returning around him
- 2 Navy players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (0 in / 3 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Navy · Last season: 11-2 (AP #22) · Talent rank #138 · 2026 recruiting class #137
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology