#41

Will Smith

DLSophomore6' 2", 240 lbsChoctaw, OK
Southern Miss Golden Eagles1-5 · TDC #126
Snap share
16%
likely 8–22%
Tackles
10
2023rd of 5406 in FBS
Solo
2
Tackles for loss
1
1346th of 2447 in FBS
Sacks
0.5
978th of 1212 in FBS
Interceptions
0

Charting

Where Smith's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Passes defended
0
0 broken up · 0 intercepted
QB hurries
1
as the play text names the rusher
Tackles after a catch
2
4.5 yds per catch on those
YAC on those catches
6.5
yds after the catch before his tackle
Coverage plays
2
PBUs + INTs + tackles after a catch

The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.

Career

2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsTklTFLSacksINTPDHavoc
2026 so farSouthern Miss#126 · 1-5316%1010.5001
2024Tulsa#131 · 3-9412%510000

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Will Smith's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Will Smith's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.0 avg. game scoreBest: 6.6 vs Alcorn State (Week 1)0 of 4 games at 8.0+
Defense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1Alcorn StateW 49–36.6300.50.500··
2@AuburnL 8–435.6110010··
3UConnL 20–486.3510000··
4@TulaneL 21–24—no stats recorded
6@TroyL 34–55—no stats recorded
7Arkansas StateL 13–235.5100.5000··
2026 · 4 games6.010210.510··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles102023rd / 5406
Solo2—
Tackles for loss11346th / 2447
Sacks0.5978th / 1212
QB hurries1628th / 1377
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameOpp. playsEst. snapsPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · Alcorn State59~25 (10–39)342%
Wk 3 · UConn71~41 (20–52)558%
Wk 7 · Arkansas State77~8 (4–12)110%
Season44974 (38–97)916%

Position Room

20 DLs on the Southern Miss roster, ordered by tkl

#PlayerPosClassTklTFLSacksINTPD
7Kameron CyprienDLJR252.52—0
5Nasim CairoDLSR1731—0
9Jameer LewisDLSR173.53—0
90JR StegallDLJR1722—0
17Ramon PernasDLSO1222—0
A'mari WilsonDL120.50—0
41Will SmithDLSO1010.5—0
95Josh JohnsonDLJR1000—0
31Zachariah KeithDLJR80.50—0
88Darrell GrossDLJR710—0
15Jeffery Rush Jr.DLSO500—0
52Xavier McIverDLSR300—0
99Cam'ron HoyteDLJR300—0
KJ WashingtonDL110—0
57Jeramie PoseyDLJR—————
92David GriffinDLJR—————
93Travis BendolphDLJR—————
94Talik ParkmanDLFR—————
97Ari SlocumDLFR—————
98Kei'shaun MashburnDLJR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Southern Miss depth chart →