2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Trey Smith
Played for two head coaches at Purdue: Ryan Walters and Barry Odom. First career honor, 2020: All-SEC. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Notre Dame — Week 4, 2026.
10 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-19vs Indiana State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 38-52@ UCLA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-49vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17@ Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-13vs Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-31@ Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 44-19
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 1 tackle
Dominant 25-point win at home against Indiana State.
Ratings of the games shown run from +4 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
5%0 sacksTFL rate
10%1 TFL10 tackles · 1 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
50.8%
265 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
65.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
297 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #350 at the position.
The No. 1,115 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big Ten as a junior.
2026 is in progress.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
