Junior linebacker for UTEP. 2019: 16 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Bethlehem, PA
Recruiting
ILB recruit
No. 351 nationally · Joined UTEP
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for UTEP. 2019: 16 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Joe Jay Smith
He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has 1 seasons of production at UTEP behind him. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Southern Miss, Week 5, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at UTEP, 16 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (16th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2019 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2019
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UTEP | 16 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2019
W 36–34
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 36-34vs Houston Christian | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 3-38@ Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-37vs Nevada | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-31@ Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-44@ New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-30vs Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |