Dorrian Smith is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Georgia Southern.
Smith plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Arrived as a two-star recruit; two seasons of production at Georgia Southern since. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Southern Miss — Week 7, 2025.
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
45 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 6.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 45 | 30 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 26 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 71 | 50 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-42@ Fresno State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34vs Jacksonville State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-17vs Maine | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-35@ James Madison | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-38vs Southern Miss | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 41-24vs Georgia State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-34@ Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 25-23@ App State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-40vs Coastal Carolina | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-45vs Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-19@ Marshall | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 29-10vs App State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 30 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%6 TFL45 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Clay Helton, all balanced offenses — 15-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
48.9%
429 pass / 448 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #199 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #16 of 30 Sun Belt DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 2,800 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Sun Belt as a senior.
