Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#31
Montreze Smith
Sophomore linebacker for Iowa State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 214 lb · Carrollton, GA
Returning to Iowa State for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Iowa
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Iowa State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Duke in 2024.
Montreze Smith
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Manny Diaz and Jimmy Rogers. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Iowa, 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 Duke3-star out of Carrollton
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Iowa State
2026era →
Jimmy Rogers
Iowa State
Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jimmy Rogers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Duke9-4HC: Manny Diaz · Pass-leaning
2026Iowa State1-1HC: Jimmy Rogers · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Jimmy Rogers
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 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Duke | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #54
The linebacker corps · Iowa State
- #16Malcolm Jones51 tackles · 2025
- #7Sullivan Schlimgen49 tackles · 2025
- #10Carson Willich18 tackles · 2025
- #34Beau Goodwin7 tackles · 2025
- #31Montreze Smith1 game · 2026
6 more on the roster · Iowa State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology