Tykee Smith: DB · Georgia · #23.
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Tykee Smith
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The first career honor came in 2023: All-SEC. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Tennessee — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
70 tackles. 2 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 8.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Georgia | 70 | 46 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | Georgia | 26 | 20 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 61 | 33 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 50 | 36 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 |
| Career | 212 | 139 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 12 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-7vs UT Martin | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-3vs Ball State | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-14vs South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-21vs UAB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-20@ Auburn | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 51-13vs No. 20 Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-20@ Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 43-20vs Florida | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-21vs No. 14 Missouri | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-17vs No. 10 Ole Miss | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-10@ No. 21 Tennessee | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 31-23@ Georgia Tech | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-27vs No. 8 Alabama | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 63-3vs No. 4 Florida State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 46 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
70tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%8 TFL70 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 2 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
48.5%
456 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
67.1
14 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
476 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
70 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #13 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at West Virginia and Georgia, 212 tackles — drafted at #89 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Neal Brown and Kirby Smart.
Next stop · NFL
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 3rd NFL season
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 3rd NFL season
