Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10@ TCU | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
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Gregory Smith
Sophomore defensive back for North Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 215 lb · Riverview, FL
CFB Index 23 · #509 of 583 LBsLow confidenceReturning to North Carolina for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
1 PBU · 9 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 3 tackles, vs East Tennessee State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back for North Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida in 2024.
- 1 interception in 2025. Then 1 in 2026.
Gregory Smith
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Gregory Smith has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against TCU, Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20243 games
- Signed with Florida4-star out of Sumner
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Freddie Kitchens
North Carolina
2025–2026era →
Bill Belichick
North Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Freddie Kitchens → Bill Belichick. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Florida8-5HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025North Carolina4-8HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
2026North Carolina2-0HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (8)
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 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
23 · #509 of 583 LBs
Former four-star. Now #509 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #67 of 74 ACC LBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 20 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 34 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 15–10
at TCU
6 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 PD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 on the road.
With B. Edwards — 232 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.2 · -4 rush yds (7 car) · A. Burrell — 28 LONG · 67 PCT · 7 PTS
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
North Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · North Carolina
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -12 net (19 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Carolina · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #19
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ammon Hannemann’s 2021 season.
50%match
Matches Ammon on
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Ammon on
PD rate (lower)
Height (higher)
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Joe Lott's sophomore season at Troy (2025).
67%match
Matches Joe on
TFL rate
Height
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Joe on
Hurry rate (higher)
PD rate (lower)
The secondary · North Carolina
- #2Kaleb Cost45 tackles · 2025
- #18Jaiden Patterson33 tackles · 2025
- #1Gregory Smith20 tackles · 2025
- #16Coleman Bryson16 tackles · 2025
- #3Ade Willie16 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · North Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology