Evan Smith
Duke Blue Devils
58
Depth

Evan Smith

LCBDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Northwestern
3rd String

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Evan Smith is listed 3rd string at LCB for Duke Blue Devils.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Oak Mountain, ranked #997 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 6 tackles, 0 INT, 1 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 58 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #997 NatlTeam Share1%
Birmingham, AL
Jersey
#4
Class
GR/TR
Height
5'10"
Weight
185 lbs
Transfer
Northwestern

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
601

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
0.8600
National Rank
#997
High School
Oak Mountain
Hometown
Birmingham, AL

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 44th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.90 for competition level) put them -5 vs unit starters → 58.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 44% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 22% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)
Depth-chart adjustment
-5 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.

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Team Role

6 tkl · 1 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement11%

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