Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-17@ Duke | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#3
Tavare Smith
Senior defensive back on Tulane's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 183 lb · Arlington, TX
CFB Index 21 · #496 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Tulane for 2026
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 back on Tulane's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearTavare Smith
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Tavare Smith has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Tulane. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Duke — Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Tulane
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Jon Sumrall
Tulane
Coaching transition mid-career: Jon Sumrall → Will Hall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Tulane11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
2026Tulane1-1HC: Will Hall · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
21 · #496 of 544 safeties
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #37 of 38 American Athletic Ss
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tulane
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Tulane
Returning around him
- 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 #70 · 2026 recruiting class #64
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyson Durant’s 2021 season.
Matches Tyson on
Height
Weight
Tackle volume
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).
86%match
Matches Joseph on
Class year
Tackle volume
TFL rate
The secondary · Tulane
- #1Jack Tchienchou80 tackles · 2025
- #7Kevin Adams44 tackles · 2025
- #5E'zaiah Shine35 tackles · 2025
- #30Joshua Moore24 tackles · 2025
- #3Tavare Smith18 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Tulane team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology