Chad Smith: LB · Maryland · #1.
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Chad Smith
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dabo Swinney and Mike Locksley. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Rutgers — Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 79-0vs Howard | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20@ Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-59vs No. 12 Penn State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-7@ Rutgers | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 14-40@ Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-52@ No. 17 Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-38vs No. 14 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-73@ No. 3 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-54vs Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-19@ Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 14 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 4 |
Week 1 · 2019
W 79-0
vs Howard
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 79-point win at home against Howard.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%4 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackPD rate
17%4 pass breakups24 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
44.9%
342 pass / 420 run
Plays / game
63.5
12 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
398 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Clemson and Maryland, 52 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2020
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dabo Swinney and Mike Locksley.
