Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-9vs Florida International | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#18
Levi Smiley
Redshirt sophomore defensive end on South Florida's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 260 lb · Cincinnati, OH · Purcell Marian HS
Returning to South Florida for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 TFL · 1 tackles · 3 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 1 tackles, at Army
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive end on South Florida's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Florida in 2024.
Levi Smiley
Levi Smiley has played for two head coaches in two seasons at South Florida. One game to point at: 1 tackles, 1 TFL against Army — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with South Florida3-star out of Purcell Marian
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
South Florida
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Kevin Patrick
South Florida
2026era →
Brian Hartline
South Florida
Coaching transition mid-career: Kevin Patrick → Brian Hartline. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025South Florida9-4HC: Kevin Patrick · Run-leaning
2026South Florida2-0HC: Brian Hartline · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Florida | 9 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 4 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
at Army
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With M. Van Buren Jr. — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.3 · 45 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD · L. Goater — 42 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
South Florida
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · South Florida
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (44 in / 34 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Florida · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #52 · 2026 recruiting class #90
Background
2025: Saw action in all 13 games...posted nine tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and half a sack...had a season-best four stops and half a sack vs. UTSA (11/6)...logged three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss vs. FAU (10/18)...posted two tackles and a tackle for loss at UAB (11/22). 2024: Redshirt sea...
The defensive line · South Florida
- #4Michael Williams II2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #18Levi Smiley2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Asani Redwood1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #1C.J. Hicks1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #28Ryan Jenkins0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
11 more on the roster · South Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology