Emmanuel Smith: LB · Vanderbilt · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Emmanuel Smith
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the same linebacker corps at Vanderbilt. On tape: 12 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Kansas State, Week 3, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 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.
On3 Oct 25
PennLive Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 57 | 29 | 4.0 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 63 | 33 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-6@ Middle Tennessee | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-0vs Alabama A&M | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 14-7vs No. 18 Kansas State | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 0-59vs No. 1 Alabama | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-38@ No. 21 Florida | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-45vs No. 5 Georgia | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-57@ Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-44vs Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-24@ Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 29 | 4.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 3 · 2017
W 14-7
vs Kansas State
1 tackle for loss · 12 tackles · 5 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups57 tackles · 4 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Derek Mason — 11-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
54.2%
403 pass / 341 run
Plays / game
62.0
12 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
435 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Vanderbilt, 63 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Derek Mason.
