Jordan Smith: CB · Penn State · #12.
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Jordan Smith
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Rutgers — Week 12, 2016.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Penn State | 17 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 17 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-13vs Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 29-26vs Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 38-14vs Maryland | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs No. 2 Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 62-24@ Purdue | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-14vs Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-31@ Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 39-0@ Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-31vs No. 6 Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 49-52vs No. 9 USC | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Week 5 · 2016
W 29-26
vs Minnesota
1 interception · 4 tackles · 2 pass breakups
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
24%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
17tackles this season17 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
42.6%
390 pass / 525 run
Plays / game
65.4
14 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
427 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Penn State, 17 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill O'Brien → James Franklin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
