Saivion Smith: CB · Alabama · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Saivion Smith
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Ed Orgeron and Nick Saban. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Georgia — Week 14, 2018.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 3 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 0.5 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 28
Heavy Oct 28
Saturday Down South Oct 24
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Louisville | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 57-7vs Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-23vs No. 22 Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-14vs Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 65-31@ Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-10vs Missouri | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 58-21@ Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 29-0@ No. 4 LSU | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-0vs No. 18 Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 50-17vs The Citadel | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-21vs Auburn | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-28vs No. 4 Georgia | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
 Bowl | W 45-34vs No. 4 Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 16-44vs No. 2 Clemson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 32 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
Week 7 · 2018
W 39-10
vs Missouri
2 interceptions · 4 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 29-point win at home against Missouri.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
54tackles this season54 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
43.8%
438 pass / 563 run
Plays / game
66.7
15 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at LSU and Alabama, 58 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Les Miles, Ed Orgeron and Nick Saban.
