Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 38-41vs UNLV | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 38-0vs Lindenwood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#19
Jerome Smith
Freshman defensive back on Miami (OH)'s 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 188 lb · Indianapolis, IN · Lawrence North
Returning to Miami (OH) for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 2044 nationally · Signed with Miami (OH)
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive back on Miami (OH)'s 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2025.
Jerome Smith
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Lindenwood, Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Miami (OH)3-star out of Lawrence North
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Miami (OH)
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Miami (OH)7-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
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 2 games: 1.0 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
Chuck Martin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 38–0
vs Lindenwood
1 TOT
Dominant 38-point win at home against Lindenwood.
With P. Stainton — 47 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 54 LONG · H. Hesson — 208 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 21.5 · 13 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Miami (OH)
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Miami (OH)
Returning around him
- 1 Miami (OH) player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (16 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami (OH) · Last season: 7-7 · Talent rank #86 · 2026 recruiting class #105
Background
2025: Redshirted High School: Graduated from Lawrence North High School Coached by Patrick Mallory Earned all-conference as a senior and was named to the IndyStar Preseason SuperTeam Defense Also ran track Owns the school record in the 4x100 Won the Indoor State Championship in the 4x200 as a junior
The secondary · Miami (OH)
- #24Mychal Yharbrough44 tackles · 2025
- #12Kaleb Martin31 tackles · 2025
- #21Toney Coleman Jr.21 tackles · 2025
- #6Adrian Walker Jr.20 tackles · 2025
- #19Jerome Smith2 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Miami (OH) team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology