Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-24@ Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Wesley Smith
Senior linebacker for Texas Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 225 lb · Midland, TX · Legacy
Returning to Texas Tech for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Oregon State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Texas Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas Tech in 2021.
Wesley Smith
Fourth year in the Texas Tech linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 1 tackles against Oregon State — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2021
- Signed with Texas Tech3-star out of Wagoner
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Texas Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Texas Tech
Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Joey McGuire — 29-13 over that span.
2023Texas Tech7-6HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
2024Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Texas Tech12-2HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
2026Texas Tech2-0HC: Joey McGuire · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Texas Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Texas Tech
Returning around him
- 9 Texas Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (23 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas Tech · Last season: 12-2 (AP #4) · Talent rank #29 · 2026 recruiting class #18
Background
2025 SEASON (SENIOR) Ranked among Texas Tech’s leaders on special teams for a second-straight season as a senior … appeared in all 14 games as a member of kickoff coverage and the kickoff return units … saw time defensively as well as a reserve linebacker. Recorded five tackles on the season, whi...
The linebacker corps · Texas Tech
- #13Ben Roberts88 tackles · 2025
- #6John Curry73 tackles · 2025
- #15Austin Romaine66 tackles · 2025
- #20Adam Trick57 tackles · 2025
- #40Wesley Smith5 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Texas Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology