Senior defensive lineman on Army's 2023 roster.
6′3″ · 265 lb · Fort Washington, MD
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 story
4 defensive lineman on Army's roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearNathaniel Smith
Wins his gap play after play. Fifth year in the Army defensive front, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Coastal Carolina — Week 12, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Army, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jeff Monken.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Jeff Monken — 35-27 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (15th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2023
W 17–14
vs Holy Cross
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-17@ UL Monroe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 57-0vs Delaware State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-29@ UTSA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-29@ Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-62@ LSU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-21vs Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-3@ Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 17-14vs Holy Cross | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-21vs Coastal Carolina | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 20 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Michael Kelly’s 2021 season.
Matches Michael on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kobe Hilton's graduate season at Miami (OH) (2024).
Matches Kobe on
Player DNA