Nathaniel Smith: DL · Army · #44.
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Nathaniel Smith
Wins the gap play after play. Fifth year in the Army defensive front. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Coastal Carolina — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-17@ UL Monroe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 57-0vs Delaware State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-29@ UTSA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-29@ Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-62@ No. 19 LSU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-21vs Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-3vs No. 17 Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 17-14vs Holy Cross | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-21vs Coastal Carolina | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 20 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 12 · 2023
W 28-21
5 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
5%1 hurry20 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
5 seasons under Jeff Monken — 35-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Pass share
22.5%
164 pass / 565 run
Plays / game
60.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
180 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Army, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Monken.
