Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-30@ Michigan State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Central Connecticut | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#7
Armorion Smith
Senior safety on Toledo's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 212 lb · River Rouge, MI · River Rouge
CFB Index 41 · #358 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred Michigan State → Toledo for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 894 nationally · Signed with Cincinnati
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Toledo's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2021.
- Transferred from Michigan State to Toledo in 2026.
Armorion Smith
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across five seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Luke Fickell, Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith and Mike Jacobs. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against Michigan State, Week 1, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2021
- Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of River Rouge
20233 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jason Candle, Robert Weiner, and Mike Jacobs. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Toledo
2025Michigan State
2026Toledo
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Cincinnati9-4HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Michigan State4-8HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced
2026Toledo1-1HC: Mike Jacobs · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
41 · #358 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #358 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toledo | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 36 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 15 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 68 | 46 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–10
4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 53-point win at home against Central Connecticut.
With J. Alan Richter — 252 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.1 · 1 rush yds (1 car) · R. Bond — 4 rec · 135 yds · 1 TD
Game log
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.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to D'Marco Augustin’s 2024 season.
92%match
Matches D'Marco on
PD rate
Height
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to D'Marco Augustin's senior season at South Florida (2024).
95%match
Matches D'Marco on
Class year
Weight
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Armorion Smith
Background
2023-25 (at Michigan State) 35 tackles, one interception and two pass breakups in 2025... Starter in seven games...Named a semifinalist for the 2025 National Comeback Player of the Year...Appeared in seven games in 2024, making four tackles...Nominated for the 2024 Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Co...
The secondary · Toledo
- #7Armorion Smith36 tackles · 2025
- Nasir Bowers26 tackles · 2025
- #22Nicholas Thompson24 tackles · 2025
- #39Dylan Hohler7 tackles · 2025
- #13Andrew Wilson-Lamp5 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Toledo team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology