Cam Smith
Penn State Nittany Lions
79
Solid

Cam Smith

WLBDefenseSolid
3rd String

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Cam Smith is listed 3rd string at WLB for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Cam Smith is listed WLB #3 for Penn State at 79 OVR.

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Depth at WLB · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 11391Tony RojasStarter
  2. 22579Alex Tatsch
  3. 32679Cam SmithYou

What's Next

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of St. Joseph's Prep, ranked #368 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 34 tackles, 1 INT, 4 PBU. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 82th-percentile production nationally — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit4★ · #368 NatlTeam Share6%Percentile82th
Salem, NJ
Jersey
#26
Class
RS FR
Height
6'0"
Weight
222 lbs

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
3414

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★4-star
Composite
0.8983
National Rank
#368
High School
St. Joseph's Prep
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 82th-percentile production (×0.87 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 79.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 82% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 5WMRSHTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-0

Cam Smith's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

34 tkl · 4 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement67%
Coach Penn StateTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.