2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Will Smith
Will Smith arrives at Southern Miss with a new fit to prove and an old chapter closed.
Southern Miss fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 13 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | Tulsa | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 18 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-48vs UConn | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23vs Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-31vs Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-21@ UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 49-3
vs Alcorn State
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 46-point win at home against Alcorn State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%1 TFLSack rate
4%0 sacksHurry rate
8%1 hurry13 tackles · 1 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
54.1%
369 pass / 313 run
Plays / game
85.2
8 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
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 #244 at the position.
The No. 1,064 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Kevin Wilson, Eric Morris and Blake Anderson.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Southern Miss
