Lento Smith Jr. is a safety who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Tulsa.
Smith plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Arrived at Tulsa from Ferris State. The first career honor came in 2025: All-AAC. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Oklahoma State — Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
79 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tulsa | 79 | 46 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 79 | 46 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Abilene Christian | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-21@ New Mexico State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 23-42vs Navy | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 19-12@ Oklahoma State | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 14-31vs Tulane | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-45@ Memphis | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-41@ East Carolina | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 37-38vs Temple | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-40@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-14vs Oregon State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-25@ Army | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-31vs UAB | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 79 | 46 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Week 13 · 2025
W 26-25
at Army
1 interception · 6 tackles · 4 solo tackles
A close one, won by 1 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
79tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL79 tackles · 2 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Pass share
45.9%
407 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
73.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #120 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-AAC
Based on 2025: #7 of 38 American Athletic Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2025)
