6′1″ · 305 lb · Carlsbad, CA
Ray Smith: DT · Boston College · #96.
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Ray Smith
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Third year in the Boston College defensive front. On tape: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against NC State, Week 6, 2018.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 50 | 18 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | Boston College | 59 | 21 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2016 | Boston College | 24 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 133 | 50 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 7 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-21vs Massachusetts | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-14vs Holy Cross | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-30@ Purdue | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-35vs Temple | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-28@ No. 23 NC State | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 38-20vs Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-14vs Miami | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-27vs No. 2 Clemson | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-22@ Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-42vs No. 19 Syracuse | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 18 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
6%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
6%3 hurries50 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Steve Addazio — 21-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Addazio
Pass share
38.5%
338 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
73.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
358 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
50 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Boston College, 133 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Steve Addazio.
