Jacksonville State · L 0-24
1 tackle
The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Lorenzo Smith
Transferred to New Mexico State from South Alabama. On tape: 7 tackles against Western Kentucky, Week 5, 2026.
23 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 23 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 18 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Career | 41 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34@ Florida State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Mercyhurst | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-29@ Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 18-42vs New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-13vs Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 3-22@ Florida International | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-24@ Sam Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-24vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 5 · 2026
W 34-13
7 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Western Kentucky.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL23 tackles.
2 seasons under Tony Sanchez — 7-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
48.3%
243 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #492 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #18 of 19 Conference USA CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
