“I feel like Smith Snowden has got worse as the season has gone on”
Smith Snowden
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Came to Michigan by way of Utah. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Penn State — Week 7, 2026.
24 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Smith Snowden vs Western Michigan.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 13-12vs Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-10vs No. 11 Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-17vs UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-20vs No. 17 Iowa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-20@ Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-18vs Penn State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 6-13vs No. 6 Indiana | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21@ Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Oct. 31 · W 28-21 at Rutgers, play by play
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Michigan’s defense played that day
Rutgers’s 9 drives: 5 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 8. His pbu came with Michigan up 7.
4 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss on 3rd and 3. Fourth quarter, down 6-3.
5 tackles.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 6 ended Minnesota’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 6. First quarter, down 7-0. Ended Minnesota’s drive (int).
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
24tackles this season24 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
39.5%
192 pass / 294 run
Plays / game
60.8
8 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
217 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
2026 is in progress.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed for 1 head coach at 2 schools: Kyle Whittingham.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan
