TJ Smith
TJ Smith
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Chris Klieman and Clay Helton. The receipt: 9 tackles against Nevada — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia Southern, 140 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Whitley → Clay Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 28 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 54 | 36 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 19 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Kansas State | 39 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 140 | 97 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Eric Sutton’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Woodi Washington's graduate season at Oklahoma (2024).
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