Tavare Smith
Tavare Smith
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tulane | 18 | 15 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 15 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 15 · 2025
W 34–21
vs North Texas
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 2 NO
How he plays
Play style
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tulane
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Tulane
Returning around him
- 15% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #64
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyson Durant’s 2021 season.
Matches Tyson on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Joseph Reddish's freshman season at Virginia Tech (2025).
Matches Joseph on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman futures · sportsbook market
#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #10390
Peaked at #10390 this season.