Defensive lineman for Bowling Green. 2017: 2 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 22 tackles.
6′0″ · 280 lb · Chicago, IL
The story
2017 defensive lineman for Bowling Green. 2017: 2 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 22 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearShannon Smith
Three seasons at Bowling Green, two different head coaches: Dino Babers and Mike Jinks. The receipt: 6 tackles against Ohio — Week 7, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Bowling Green, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dino Babers → Mike Jinks. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (20th percentile).
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
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eddie George
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bowling Green | 22 | 9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Bowling Green | 14 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2014 | Bowling Green | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 36 | 16 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2017
W 37–29
at Miami (OH)
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
Edged out Miami (OH) on the road in a shootout.
With T. Redding — 8 rec · 197 yds · 2 TD · J. Morgan — 222 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 50.4 · -1 rush yds (3 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 27-35vs South Dakota | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-49@ Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-24@ Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-34vs Akron | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-29@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 30-48vs Ohio | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 17-48vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |