Cam Smith: DB · South Carolina · #9.
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Cam Smith
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at South Carolina. Named All-SEC two seasons running, most recently in 2022. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Tennessee — Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
On3 Oct 24
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Carolina | 27 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 41 | 31 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | -- |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 16 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 91 | 69 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 18 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-14vs Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-44@ No. 16 Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-20vs Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 50-10vs South Carolina State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-14@ No. 13 Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-24vs Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-23vs Missouri | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-27@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-38@ Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 63-38vs No. 5 Tennessee | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 31-30@ No. 7 Clemson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Week 12 · 2022
W 63-38
vs Tennessee
1 tackle for loss · 7 tackles · 6 solo tackles
Dominant 25-point win at home against Tennessee.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL27 tackles · 1 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
50.9%
418 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #184 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at South Carolina, 91 tackles — drafted at #51 overall by the Miami Dolphins.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Will Muschamp, Mike Bobo, and Shane Beamer. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Miami DolphinsEntering 4th NFL season
Miami DolphinsEntering 4th NFL season
