Carlton Smith
Maryland Terrapins
80
Good

Carlton Smith

Maryland TerrapinsSolid
WLBDefenseGood
2nd String / Backup

Is Carlton Smith starting?

Carlton Smith is listed 2nd string at WLB for Maryland Terrapins.

Carlton Smith is listed WLB #2 for Maryland at 80 OVR.

See full Maryland Terrapins depth chart ›

Depth at WLB · Maryland Terrapins

  1. 1385Trey ReddickStarter
  2. 23280Carlton SmithYou
  3. 33066Travares Daniels II
  4. 42756Kaden Carter

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Maury, ranked #551 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 64 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 81th-percentile production nationally — good for a 80 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #551 NatlTeam Share6%Percentile81th
Norfolk, VA
Jersey
#32
Class
SO
Height
6'1"
Weight
222 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025641.50.5

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8850
National Rank
#551
High School
Maury
Hometown
Norfolk, VA

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 81th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 80.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 81% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role; −6 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 12WCONNTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-14

Sep 6WHAMPTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 62-0

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

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Team Role

64 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement55%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.