Avery Smith is a cornerback who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Toledo.
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at Toledo: Jason Candle and Robert Weiner. Named All-MAC two seasons running, most recently in 2025. On tape: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Central Michigan, Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 10 passes defended. 1 interception. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-24@ Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 60-0vs Morgan State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-14@ Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-3vs Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-28@ Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-10vs Kent State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-28@ Washington State | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-3@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-9vs Ball State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | W 21-3@ Central Michigan | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
 Bowl | L 22-27vs Louisville | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 31 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 |
Week 12 · 2025
W 24-3
at Miami (OH)
1 interception · 5 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Miami (OH).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
24%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
42tackles this season42 tackles · 5 for loss · 10 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Jason Candle — 36-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road6g | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Robert Weiner
Pass share
45.9%
397 pass / 467 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #81 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #4 of 21 Mid-American CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 1,936 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Mid-American as a senior.
A stat line in 36 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jason Candle.
