Old Dominion · W 36-23
4 tackles
The other 7 games average 6 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Daytione Smith
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at Marshall: Charles Huff and Tony Gibson. On tape: 9 tackles against South Alabama, Week 8, 2026.
48 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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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Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ No. 18 Penn State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-24@ Missouri State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 36-35vs Gardner-Webb | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-45@ James Madison | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27vs Coastal Carolina | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-13vs South Alabama | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 36-23@ Old Dominion | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 36-23 at Old Dominion, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Old Dominion’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 33-17. Ended Old Dominion’s drive (int).
How Marshall’s defense played that day
Old Dominion’s 14 drives: 11 stopped (4 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 4. His interception came with Marshall up 16.
9 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 9, sacks included.
7 tackles.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL48 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Pass share
46.6%
255 pass / 292 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
291 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
48 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #122 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #10 of 42 Sun Belt Ss
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. 1,819 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 38 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Doc Holliday, Charles Huff, and Tony Gibson. Multi-era developmental context.
Sun Belt Conference
