Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 26-7@ South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#6
Nigel Smith II
Junior defensive lineman on Oklahoma's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 295 lb · Melissa, TX · Melissa HS
Returning to Oklahoma for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2025
1 tackles
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at South Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Oklahoma's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oklahoma in 2024.
Nigel Smith II
One game to point at: 1 tackles against South Carolina — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Oklahoma4-star out of Melissa
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Oklahoma
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
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
Brent Venables
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Oklahoma
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Oklahoma
Returning around him
- 7 Oklahoma players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (16 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oklahoma · Last season: 10-3 (AP #8) · Talent rank #17 · 2026 recruiting class #15
Background
2025 (OKLAHOMA) Played in three games in a reserve role on defensive line … appearances came at Temple (9/13), vs. Kent State (10/4) and at South Carolina (10/18) ... recorded one tackle at South Carolina. 2024 (OKLAHOMA) Redshirted ... lone appearance came in season opener vs. Temple (8/30). HIG...
The defensive line · Oklahoma
- #44Taylor Wein15 tackles for loss · 2025
- David Stone8 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Kenny Ozowalu6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #65Jayden Jackson5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #6Nigel Smith II0 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Oklahoma team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology