Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#19
Eddie Smith III
Junior linebacker for Akron. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 230 lb · Winchester, CA · Liberty | Mt. San Jacinto
Returning to Akron for 2026
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, at Wake Forest
His career numbers, season by seasonEddie Smith III
One game to point at: 2 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Akron1-1HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akron | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Akron
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (15 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #121 · 2026 recruiting class #132
Background
2024-25 (Mt. San Jacinto): Played in 15 games... recorded 101 tackles, 69 unassisted & 32 assisted... recorded two sacks for 10 yards... recorded 11 tackles for loss for 33 yards... forced and recovered one fumble... recorded two interceptions for 11 yards...
The linebacker corps · Akron
- #7Shammond Cooper66 tackles · 2025
- #32Gage Summers54 tackles · 2025
- #25Jason Hocker8 tackles · 2025
- #18Dwight Nunoo6 tackles · 2025
- #19Eddie Smith III1 game · 2026
9 more on the roster · Akron team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology