Patrick Smith-Young
Patrick Smith-Young
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Patrick Smith-Young has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Army — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Texas | 70 | 42 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 41 | 18 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 111 | 60 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 49–47
at San Diego State
2 TOT · 1 PD
Edged out San Diego State on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
North Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · North Texas
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +11 net (49 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Texas · Last season: 12-2 (AP #23) · Talent rank #96 · 2026 recruiting class #135
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Darrian Lewis’s 2023 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ryan Nolan's sophomore season at Texas State (2025).
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