Eddie Smith: S · Arkansas State · #8.
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Eddie Smith
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Transferred to Arkansas State from Illinois. On tape: 8 tackles against Memphis, Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 1 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 41 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 58 | 35 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 |
| Career | 99 | 58 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-73@ No. 20 Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-37vs Memphis | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Stony Brook | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-28@ Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-37@ Troy | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-27vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-24@ UL Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-17vs Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-21@ South Alabama | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 77-31vs Texas State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-35@ Marshall | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 19-21vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL41 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Butch Jones — 9-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
45.0%
370 pass / 452 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Arkansas State, 99 tackles — the college career is complete.
