Last confirmed: Clemson, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Sterling, VA · IMG Academy
Shaq Smith: LB · Clemson · #43.
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Shaq Smith
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Clemson. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ohio State — Bowl, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
75 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 6 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-14vs Georgia Tech | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-10vs No. 12 Texas A&M | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-6@ Syracuse | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-10vs Charlotte | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-20@ North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-14vs Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-10@ Louisville | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 59-7vs Boston College | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-10@ NC State | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-3vs Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-3@ South Carolina | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 62-17vs No. 22 Virginia | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 29-23@ No. 2 Ohio State | 12 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 35 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 |
Bowl · 2019
W 29-23
vs Ohio State · neutral site
0.5 tackles for loss · 12 tackles · 8 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
75tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%6 TFLSack rate
5%4 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups75 tackles · 6 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 55-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
47.7%
507 pass / 557 run
Plays / game
70.9
15 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
539 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Clemson, 140 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 42 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
