Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-16vs Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#41
Jared Smith
Sophomore edge rusher on Auburn's 2026 roster.
6′6″ · 260 lb · Birmingham, AL · Thompson
Returning to Auburn for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 5 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Baylor
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 edge rusher on Auburn's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Auburn in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
34.3own fans
20rival fans
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In Their Words
395 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Jared Smith
Jared Smith has been at Auburn through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Southern Miss, Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20254 games
- Signed with Auburn4-star out of Thompson
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Auburn
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Auburn
Coaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Alex Golesh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning
2026Auburn2-0HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.2 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
Alex Golesh
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 17–16
vs Baylor
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Auburn
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Edge · Auburn
Returning around him
- 5 Auburn players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (39 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Auburn · Last season: 5-7 (AP #22) · Talent rank #18 · 2026 recruiting class #31
The defensive line · Auburn
- #94Cody Sigler7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Da'Shawn Womack4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #41Jared Smith4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #13Chris Murray3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Saint Farrior1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Auburn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology