Korel Smith: CB · Florida Atlantic · #29.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Korel Smith
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches at Florida Atlantic: Lane Kiffin and Willie Taggart. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Florida — Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 6 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 4 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 44 | 28 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2020 | Florida Atlantic | 22 | 11 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Florida Atlantic | 18 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | 19 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 106 | 67 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 9 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-35@ No. 13 Florida | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-6vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14vs Fordham | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-31@ Air Force | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 58-21vs Florida International | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-9@ Charlotte | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-25vs UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-28vs Marshall | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 16-30@ Old Dominion | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-52@ Western Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-27vs Middle Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 28 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
44tackles this season44 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 6 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Taggart
Pass share
54.9%
383 pass / 314 run
Plays / game
58.1
12 games
Team sack rate
9.7%
404 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #275 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Florida Atlantic, 106 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 38 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lane Kiffin → Willie Taggart. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
