Tre Smith

#3 · DL · 6th-year · Arizona6′5″ · 265 lb · Mesa, AZ · Red Mountain

Sacks0565th of 780 defensive linemen Last gameL 26–34at Texas Tech · Oct 31

Nextvs TCUFri Nov 6 · 10:15 pm ET

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2 tackles for loss in 7 games; their best was 1 vs Northern Illinois.

2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.

This week

RecordArizona is 6-2, No. 24 in the AP poll (week 10).
Last gameOct. 31 · a loss to Texas Tech, 0 tackles for loss.
Next gamevs TCU · Fri Nov 6

Tre Smith

DL · Arizona · #3

Wins the gap play after play. Transferred to Arizona from San José State. The first one came in 2023: All-Mountain West. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against West Virginia — Week 6, 2026.

17 tackles · 0 sacks

Style of play

Play style

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Shakaun BowserUTEP · 2025 · 92% season match
Maurice Swain Jr.Auburn · 2016 · 91% season match
DJ ColemanMissouri · 2022 · 88% season match
Chris DeLoachUCF · 2019 · 86% season match
Shaun JamesEast Carolina · 2018 · 86% season match

The latest game

L 26-34 at Texas Tech Oct. 31
1 tackle
W 39-3 vs Iowa State Oct. 24
1 tackle
W 52-31 at West Virginia Oct. 10
5 tackles, 1 for loss
W 34-7 vs Cincinnati Oct. 3
3 tackles · 1 drive ended on his plays
W 42-17 vs Northern Illinois Sept. 19
2 tackles, 1 for loss
L 17-28 at BYU Sept. 12
4 tackles
W 35-7 vs Northern Arizona Sept. 5
1 tackle

His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 7 games with play by play.

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Arizona	17	6	2.0	0.0	--
2025	Arizona	7	3	1.0	0.0	1
2024	Arizona	48	15	7.0	4.5	--
2023	San José State	67	31	9.5	6.5	--
2021	San José State	22	11	5.5	3.0	1
Career		161	66	25.0	14.0	2

Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 35-7vs Northern Arizona	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 17-28@ No. 15 BYU	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 42-17vs Northern Illinois	2	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 34-24@ Washington State	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 5	W 34-7vs Cincinnati	3	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 52-31@ West Virginia	5	3	1.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 8	W 39-3vs Iowa State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 26-34@ No. 13 Texas Tech	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		17	6	2.0	0.0	—	0

Signature game

Week 6 · 2026

W 52-31

at West Virginia

1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles · 3 solo tackles

Dominant 21-point win on the road against West Virginia.

Where he ranks

Tackles for loss2tied for 30th among current FBS players over the whole career (25).

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.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Defensive profile

Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet

TFL rate

12%2 TFL

Sack rate

0%0 sacks

Hurry rate

12%2 hurries

17 tackles · 2 for loss.

Teams and coaches

2021San José State5-7HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced, slow tempo

2023San José State7-6HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced, slow tempo

2024Arizona4-8HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning

2025Arizona9-4HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced

2026Arizona6-2HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 52 (#140 of 300). Show the ratings

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

52Rotational starter #140 of 300?

7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: solo tackles (17th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#396 / 2515 · 79th pct

Tackles for loss#932 / 2515 · 58th pct

2.0

Forced fumbles#24 / 440 · 47th pct

Tackles#1604 / 2515 · 35th pct

Sacks#1116 / 2515 · 28th pct

0.0

Passes defended#1494 / 2515 · 20th pct

Solo tackles#2004 / 2515 · 17th pct

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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	1.8	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road4g	2.5	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.5	0.3	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+2g	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brent Brennan

Pass share

52.5%

284 pass / 257 run

Plays / game

67.6

8 games

Team sack rate

7.1%

326 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

17 tackles in 8 games

Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

52 · #140 of 300 interior linemen

Two-star recruit. Now #140 at the position.

Tre Smith

This week

Style of play

Similar players

Named in

Where to follow

The latest game

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Where he ranks

Defensive profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

17 tackles in 8 games

Seven seasons, two schools

Moves

2020

2023 13 games

2024 12 games