Chris Smith: DB · Georgia · #29.
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Chris Smith
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Fifth year in the Georgia secondary. On tape: 7 tackles against Kentucky, Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 6 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 4 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
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs No. 11 Oregon | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-0vs Samford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-7@ South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 39-22vs Kent State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 26-22@ Missouri | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-10vs Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 55-0vs Vanderbilt | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-20vs Florida | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-13vs No. 2 Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-19@ Mississippi State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 16-6@ Kentucky | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 37-14vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 50-30vs No. 11 LSU | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 46 | 29 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 6 |
Week 1 · 2022
W 49-3
vs Oregon · neutral site
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 46-point win at a neutral site against Oregon.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
46tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFL46 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 6 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
5 seasons under Kirby Smart — 60-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
47.9%
492 pass / 535 run
Plays / game
68.5
15 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
507 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #34 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Georgia, 117 tackles — drafted at #170 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirby Smart.
Next stop · NFL
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 4th NFL season
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 4th NFL season
