#12

Genesis Smith

Former defensive back at Arizona. 2025: 1 interception, 8 pass breakups, 77 tackles.

DB · Arizona · Jr. · #12

6′2″ · 202 lb · Chandler, AZ

CFB Index 74 · #73 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceAll-ConferenceDrafted by Los Angeles — Rd 4, Pick 31, #131 overall

How he plays

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

Passes defended: 98th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2025

8 PBU · 77 tackles · 3 TFL

Statement game16 tackles · 1 TFLvs Baylor (FBS) · W 41-17

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Arizona. 2025: 1 interception, 8 pass breakups, 77 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona in 2023.
Drafted round 4 by the Los Angeles in 2026.

The full story, with sources

How it ended

Three seasons at Arizona, 161 tackles — drafted at #131 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202311 games

Signed with Arizona3-star out of Hamilton

202512 games

Entered the portal
All-Big 12third

2026

Drafted by Los Angelesround 4, pick 131

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#512 national

CFB

College

Arizona

2023–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #131

Los Angeles · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG 12

All-Big 12 mention (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches

2023

Jedd Fisch

Arizona

2024–2025

Brent Brennan

Arizona

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jedd Fisch → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los Angeles2026 NFL rookie season

#131Rd 4 · Pick 31

Los Angeles2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Arizona10-3HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced

2024Arizona4-8HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning

2025Arizona9-4HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

74Quality starter #73 of 544?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (98th percentile). Strength: tackles (94th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#45 / 2975 · 98th pct

Tackles#179 / 2975 · 94th pct

Solo tackles#353 / 2975 · 88th pct

Tackles for loss#1001 / 2975 · 63rd pct

3.0

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	7.9	0.3	0.0	0.6
Road5g	4.4	0.2	0.0	0.8

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.3	0.2	0.0	0.8
Weeks 8+6g	6.5	0.2	0.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brent Brennan

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

74 · #73 of 544 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #73 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Arizona	77	35	3.0	8	1	--
2024	Arizona	60	37	3.5	6	2	--
2023	Arizona	24	14	0.0	--	1	--
Career		161	86	6.5	14	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 23–17

vs Kansas State

8 TOT · 4 SOLO · 0 TFL

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.

With I. Mahdi — 189 rush yds (22 car) · N. Fifita — 178 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 55.4 · 48 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 40-6vs Hawai'i	4	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	W 48-3vs Weber State	7	4	0.0	1	0
Wk 3	W 23-17vs Kansas State	8	4	0.5	—	3
Wk 5	L 14-39@ Iowa State	7	3	0.5	—	1
Wk 6	W 41-13vs Oklahoma State	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 27-33vs BYU	10	4	0.5	—	0
Wk 8	L 28-31@ Houston	4	1	0.0	—	2
Wk 10	W 52-17@ Colorado	3	1	0.5	—	0
Wk 11	W 24-20vs Kansas	8	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 30-24@ Cincinnati	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 41-17vs Baylor	16	7	1.0	—	0	Season-high 16 tackles
Wk 14	W 23-7@ Arizona State	6	4	0.0	—	1
Total		77	35	3.0	1	8

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Genesis Smith

Country hotter than the fans

202311 games

202512 games

2026

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Box Safety

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