Isaac Smith
Michigan State Spartans
77
Solid

Isaac Smith

LDEDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Isaac Smith starting?

Isaac Smith is the projected starter at LDE for Michigan State Spartans.

Isaac Smith is the projected starting LDE on a Solid Michigan State — 77 OVR.

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What's Next

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Itawamba Agricultural, ranked #148 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 25 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 77 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit4★ · #148 NatlTeam Share4%
Wagoner, OK
Jersey
#13
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'6"
Weight
260 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252511

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
0.9385
National Rank
#148
High School
Itawamba Agricultural
Hometown
Fulton, MS

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 69th-percentile production (×0.87 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 77.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 69% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 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 12WEMUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-7

Sep 5WTOLTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 30-20

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

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Team Role

25 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement44%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.