Tyreke Smith: DE · Ohio State · #11.
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Tyreke Smith
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Ohio State. The first career honor came in 2021: All-Big Ten. On tape: 3 tackles against Michigan, Week 13, 2021.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
Eleven Warriors Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ohio State | 26 | 12 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2 |
| 2020 | Ohio State | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Ohio State | 12 | 9 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2 |
| 2018 | Ohio State | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 55 | 28 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-31@ Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-35vs No. 12 Oregon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-20vs Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 54-7@ Indiana | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-24vs No. 20 Penn State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 26-17@ Nebraska | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 59-31vs Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-7vs No. 7 Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-42@ No. 6 Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 12 | 5.0 | 3.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
12%3 sacksTFL rate
19%5 TFLHurry rate
19%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
38%3 of 8 pressures26 tackles · 5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
54.4%
493 pass / 414 run
Plays / game
75.6
12 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
515 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #127 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio State, 7 sacks — drafted at #158 overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Urban Meyer → Ryan Day. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Seattle SeahawksEntering 5th NFL season
Seattle SeahawksEntering 5th NFL season
