Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 3 | 1078th / 2758 |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1269th / 2112 |
| Run stops | 3 | 2180th / 3422 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 2 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 8 | — |
Where Smith's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
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.
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Duke#39 · 6-2 | 5 | 27% | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | Northwestern#59 · 7-6 | 3 | 13% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Northwestern#91 · 4-8 | 9 | 42% | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | Northwestern#70 · 8-5 | 6 | 1% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Evan Smith's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Evan 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
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 17–3 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 2 | @ | W 31–27 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · |
| 3 | W 35–7 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · | |
| 4 | W 62–7 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · | |
| 6 | @ | L 25–28 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 | L 20–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 8 | @ | W 19–16 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 9 | W 47–2 | 6.7 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · | |
| 2026 · 5 games | 6.0 | 9 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 9 | 2481st / 5664 |
| Solo | 7 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1.5 | 1272nd / 2634 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 2 | 418th / 1549 |
| Passes defended | 1 | 898th / 1772 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 1 | 145th / 627 |
| Return yards | 19 | — |
| Pick-sixes | 0 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Illinois | ✓ CB | 68 | ~51 (21–54) | 3 | 1 | · | 75% |
| Wk 3 · Stanford | ✓ CB | 58 | ~3 (0–9) | 1 | · | 1 | 5% |
| Wk 4 · William & Mary | — | 49 | ~10 (0–31) | 1 | · | · | 20% |
| Wk 6 · Georgia Tech | — | 57 | ~12 (0–37) | 2 | · | · | 21% |
| Wk 9 · Boston College | — | 59 | ~53 (21–56) | 4 | · | · | 90% |
| Season | 2 GS | 486 | 129 (45–151) | 11 | 1 | 1 | 27% |
16 DBs on the Duke roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | DaShawn Stone | S | JR | 39 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 35 | Andrew Pellicciotta | S | SO | 33 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 0 | Dylan Flowers | CB | SR | 31 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 1 | Kyon Loud | CB | SO | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Patrick Smith-Young | S | SR | 23 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Che Ojarikre | CB | SR | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 4 | Evan Smith | CB | SR | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | KD Cotton | S | FR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 5 | Kimari Robinson | CB | JR | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 3 | Landan Callahan | CB | SO | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Leon Griffin III | S | JR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 28 | Kaleb Lanier | CB | FR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 26 | Tyson Sanford | CB | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Kolbe Harmon | CB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 29 | Brady Winter | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 37 | Lyrik Pettis | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Duke depth chart →