Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Nicholls | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#29
Lyric Smith
Junior safety on Sam Houston's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Clarendon, TX · Clarendon HS
The story
Junior safety on Sam Houston's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
The full story, with sourcesLyric Smith
This is his second year in the same secondary at Sam Houston. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Tulsa — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
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- seasons on the roster
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Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Sam Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Lyric 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 3 · 2026
W 59–0
vs Nicholls
1 pass breakups
Dominant 59-point win at home against Nicholls.
With L. Locke — 322 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 65.1 · 24 rush yds (4 car) · T. Burns Jr. — 1 rec · 65 yds · 1 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 pass breakup.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Phil Longo, all balanced offenses — 3-12 over that span.
2025Sam Houston2-10HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
2026Sam Houston1-2HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Pass share
54.1%
112 pass / 95 run
Plays / game
69.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
126 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 Season Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams ... provided one of the biggest moments of the season when he blocked a punt at Oregon State (11/8) which was returned by teammate Brody Henderson for the game-winning score in the Kats' first victory of the season ... had 7 total…
The secondary · Sam Houston
- #8Tyler Bailey45 tackles · 2025
- #20Dravon Wilson21 tackles · 2025
- #9Jace Arnold19 tackles · 2025
- #5Jalyn Stanford10 tackles · 2025
- #29Lyric Smith5 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Sam Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology