#3

Naeem Smith

S · Rice · Sr. · #3

Rice 2021 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Naeem Smith

S · Rice · Sr · #3

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#343 national
CFB
College
Rice
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Rice4-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning

Career stats

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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2021

W 30–24

at UAB

1 TFL  ·  1 SACKS  ·  2 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Rover

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

S

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Kevin Brennan’s 2020 season.

Navy · 2020

#2

Marcus Fuqua

Buffalo · 2021

78%
#3

Daquan Evans

South Florida · 2021

77%
#4

Zion Childress

Texas State · 2020

75%
#5

Bryce Jackson

UNLV · 2021

75%

Matches Kevin on

PD rate
TFL rate
Height

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Rayuan Lane's sophomore season at Navy (2022).

Rayuan Lane

88%match

Navy · 2022

All-AAC
#2

Marcis Floyd

West Virginia · 2022

86%
#3

Tucker Large

Washington State · 2025

85%
#4

Christian Ellis

New Mexico · 2023

83%
#5

Elliott Davison

UTSA · 2024

83%

Matches Rayuan on

Class year
Height
Tackle volume

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books

+10009.1% implied