Player Profile

Jerod Smith II

DL • 6'4" • 275 lbs • Corbin, KY, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jerod Smith II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.4

Efficiency

15.7

Consistency

15.2

Season Value

14.4

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kentucky

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Primary stop by seasons
Kentucky
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kentucky
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Jerod Smith II, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kentucky. Jerod Smith II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Kentucky paired 6 primary output with 15.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 15.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Kentucky

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

15.7

Usage

5.4

Consistency

15.2

Best Game by takeover score

Louisville

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. South Carolina: 0. Georgia: 1. Tennessee: 1. Auburn: 1. Florida: 0. Unknown: 0. Vanderbilt: 2. Louisville: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 4 by 16.7. Ole Miss: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Georgia: 2 by 18.3. Tennessee: 2 by 18.3. Auburn: 2 by 18.3. Florida: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Vanderbilt: 2 by 28.3. Louisville: 7 by 39.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=4 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=6 · +0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

Best efficiency game

39.2 vs Louisville

Result
Sat 11/29@ LouisvilleL 0-4175100
Sat 11/22@ VanderbiltL 17-4521110
Sat 11/15vs Unknown11000
Sun 11/9vs FloridaW 38-721000
Sat 11/1@ AuburnW 10-322100
Sat 10/25vs TennesseeL 34-5622100
Sat 10/4@ GeorgiaL 14-3522100
Sat 9/27@ South CarolinaL 13-3521000
Sat 9/13vs Eastern MichiganW 48-2310000
Sat 9/6vs Ole MissL 23-3021000
Sat 8/30vs ToledoW 24-1642000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Kentucky

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonKentucky0.55.71.2
2025 Regular SeasonKentucky615.75.45.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Vanderbilt

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.3 takeover score.

#2

Louisville

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.6 takeover score.

#3

Tennessee

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 27.6 takeover score.

#4

Georgia

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 26 takeover score.

#5

Auburn

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Kentucky

6 primary output · 15.7 efficiency · 5.4 usage

14.4

#2

2024 Regular Season · Kentucky

3.6

0.5 primary · 5.7 efficiency · 1.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.9231

Corbin · Corbin, KY

Committed To
Kentucky
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

34

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 17 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
34