Stanford · L 27-37
No tackles.
UNLV · L 6-21
No tackles.
Wyoming · L 10-27
No tackles.
Arizona State · L 12-30
No tackles.
Smith has tackles in 4 of Hawai'i’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Julian Smith
Second year in the Hawai'i linebacker corps. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 2 sacks against San José State — Week 5, 2026.
11 tackles · 2 sacks
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 8): 3 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 29-19vs New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-20vs San José State | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 10-21vs New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-21@ Northern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 24 · W 56-21 at Northern Illinois, play by play
3 tackles. The fumble he forced ended Northern Illinois’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, up 35-14. Ended Northern Illinois’s drive (fumble).
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 4 games with play by play.
How Hawai'i’s defense played that day
Northern Illinois’s 11 drives: 8 stopped (4 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 2 of 4. His forced fumble came with Hawai'i up 21.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 5th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Third quarter, down 14-3.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Timmy Chang, all pass-leaning offenses — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
61.7%
346 pass / 215 run
Plays / game
70.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
383 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
