Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-19vs Indiana State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#23
Trey Smith
Junior defensive end for Purdue. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 265 lb · Ocoee, FL
Returning to Purdue for 2026
The numbers
0.5
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 1 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Indiana State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive end for Purdue. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Madison Central in 2015.
Trey Smith
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Trey Smith has been at Purdue through two head coaches in three seasons. His first career honor landed in 2020: All-SEC. One game to point at: 1 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Indiana State — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2015
- Recruited3-star out of Madison Central
2020
- All-SECfirst
2023
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Ocoee
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Purdue
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Ryan Walters
Purdue
Coaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Purdue1-11HC: Ryan Walters · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
2026Purdue1-1HC: Barry Odom · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 44–19
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Purdue
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Purdue
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (29 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Purdue · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #55 · 2026 recruiting class #55
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to David Santiago’s 2025 season.
86%match
Matches David on
Class year
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Zakaih Saez's sophomore season at Oregon State (2025).
Matches Zakaih on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Trey Smith
The defensive line · Purdue
- #94Rodney Lora4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #40Ian Jeffries3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8C.J. Madden2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #58Breeon Ishmail2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #23Trey Smith1 tackle for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Purdue team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology