Tim Smith: DL · Alabama · #50.
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Tim Smith
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Alabama. The first one came in 2023: All-SEC. On tape: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Michigan, Bowl, 2024.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-0vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-16vs South Florida | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-10@ Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-34vs No. 2 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 35-40@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-25vs South Carolina | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ No. 11 Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-0vs No. 21 Missouri | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-13@ No. 14 LSU | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-24@ Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-14vs Auburn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 13-19vs Michigan | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%4 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
14%5 hurries35 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Pass share
42.4%
353 pass / 479 run
Plays / game
64.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
385 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Alabama, 6 sacks — drafted at #190 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
A stat line in 49 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 2nd NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 2nd NFL season
