Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#41
Will Smith
Sophomore defensive lineman for Southern Miss. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 240 lb · Choctaw, OK · Choctaw HS
Transferred North Texas → Southern Miss for 2026
The numbers
0.5
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 4 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Alcorn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman for Southern Miss. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tulsa in 2023.
- Transferred from North Texas to Southern Miss in 2026.
Will Smith
Will Smith has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Alcorn State, Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Tulsa3-star out of Northside
20244 games
- Signed with Tulsa3-star out of Choctaw
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Reed Stringer
Southern Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Reed Stringer → Blake Anderson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Southern Miss
2025North Texas
2026Southern Miss
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Tulsa3-9HC: Kevin Wilson · Balanced
2026Southern Miss1-1HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning, 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: 2.0 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
Blake Anderson
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 | Southern Miss | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Tulsa | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–3
vs Alcorn State
3 TOT · 0 SACKS · 0 TFL
Dominant 46-point win at home against Alcorn State.
With M. Johnson — 13 rush yds (1 car) · E. Hampton — 180 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
Background
2025 (So.): Appeared in four games at North Texas…Preserved a redshirt season….2024 (Fr.): Appeared in six games at Tulsa…Tallied five tackles and a tackle for loss with the Hurricane…High School: Was a three-year letterwinner at Choctaw High School in Choctaw, Oklahoma…Earned All-District accola...
The defensive line · Southern Miss
- #5JJ Hawkins5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #16Jameer Lewis4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #36Brodarius Lewis3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #7Isaiah Gibson Sr.1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #41Will Smith2 games · 2026
26 more on the roster · Southern Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology