Will Smith Jr.
Will Smith Jr.
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State | 20 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 21 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 24–6
at Washington
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Wins his gap play after play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ohio State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Ohio State
Returning around him
- 31% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 11 Ohio State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -20 net (17 in / 37 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ohio State · Last season: 12-2 (AP #3) · Talent rank #3 · 2026 recruiting class #4
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Elijah Fuentes-Cundiff’s 2024 season.
Matches Elijah on
Differs from Elijah on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Daniel Lyons's sophomore season at Florida State (2023).
Matches Daniel on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #2987
Peaked at #2987 this season.
Background
Follow on Social Media Instagram: @iwillsmithjr Career Highs 3 Total Tackles (Two times – last vs. Rutgers on Nov. 22, 2025) Honors and Awards 2025: OSU Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten Conference 2024: OSU Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten Conference Redshirt Sophomore (2025) Appeared i...