Ed Smith IV
Tulane Green Wave
83
Good

Ed Smith IV

Tulane Green WaveRebuilding
DTDefenseGoodTRANSFER · South Alabama
Projected Starter

Is Ed Smith IV starting?

Ed Smith IV is the projected starter at DT for Tulane Green Wave.

Ed Smith IV is the projected starting DT on a Rebuilding Tulane — 83 OVR.

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Depth at DT · Tulane Green Wave

  1. 14583Ed Smith IVStarter
  2. 29062Jordyn Crites
  3. 39662Geordan Guidry

Tulane Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Pearland Dawson, ranked #508 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 31 tackles, 3 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #508 NatlTeam Share3%
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jersey
#45
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
306 lbs
Transfer
South Alabama

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—3130.5

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
0.8878
National Rank
#508
High School
Pearland Dawson
Hometown
Pearland, TX

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 72th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.80 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 83.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 72% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 34% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.80)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role

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 26WUSMTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-21

Sep 19LKSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-20

Sep 12WUSATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-24

Sep 5LDUKETKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 17-3

Ed Smith IV's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

31 tkl · 3 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.