Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs Hampton | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-14@ UConn | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#32
Carlton Smith
Sophomore linebacker for Maryland. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 222 lb · Norfolk, VA · Maury
CFB Index 38 · #393 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Maryland 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.
The numbers
10
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 tackles, at UConn
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Maryland. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Maryland in 2025.
Carlton Smith
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Second year in the Maryland linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 6 tackles against UConn — Week 2, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
202512 games
- Signed with Maryland3-star out of Maury
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Maryland
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mike Locksley — 6-8 over that span.
2025Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2026Maryland2-0HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (10th 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: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
38 · #393 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #393 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #49 of 72 Big Ten LBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 62–0
vs Hampton
4 TOT · 3 SOLO
Dominant 62-point win at home against Hampton.
With D. Williams — 116 rush yds (3 car) · 2 TD · M. Washington — 186 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 4 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Maryland
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Maryland
Returning around him
- 1 Maryland player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (14 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Maryland · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #46 · 2026 recruiting class #43
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kip Lewis’s 2023 season.
Matches Kip on
Tackle volume
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Kip on
Hurry rate (higher)
Solo tackle rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Rex Guthrie's freshman season at Nebraska (2025).
76%match
Matches Rex on
TFL rate
PD rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Rex on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Carlton Smith
Background
As a Freshman (2025): Saw action in all 12 games with one start during his true freshman season. Ranked fourth on the team with 64 total tackles (41 solo). Ranked second on the team with four QB hurries. Had 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks. Made his first career start at Illinois and made 10 t...
The linebacker corps · Maryland
- #1Daniel Wingate102 tackles · 2025
- #32Carlton Smith64 tackles · 2025
- #3Trey Reddick53 tackles · 2025
- #48Darius Grimes11 tackles · 2025
- #19Stephen Dean1 game · 2026
6 more on the roster · Maryland team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology