Senior linebacker for Baylor. 2023: 24 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
6′1″ · 240 lb · Flora, MS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
5 linebacker for Baylor. 2023: 24 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMike Smith Jr.
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Hugh Freeze and Dave Aranda. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Utah — Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Baylor, 83 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023
W 30–7
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 23-point win at home against Long Island University.
With D. Pendergrass — 111 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD · S. Robertson — 113 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 39.4 · 14 rush yds (1 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-42vs Texas State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-20vs Utah | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 30-7vs Long Island University | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-38vs Texas | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 36-35@ UCF | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Bam Martin-Scott’s 2023 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jackson Powell's sophomore season at Army (2023).
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