Ja'Quavion Smith
Arkansas Razorbacks
66
Depth

Ja'Quavion Smith

Arkansas RazorbacksRebuilding
WLBDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Howard
Projected Starter

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Ja'Quavion Smith is the projected starter at WLB for Arkansas Razorbacks.

Junior · #25 · 6'1", 229 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Arkansas Razorbacks

  1. 12566Ja'Quavion SmithStarter
  2. 2866Phoenix Jackson
  3. 31064Wyatt Simmons

Arkansas Starting Lineup

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Up next for Arkansas

Arkansas plays Auburn away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:45 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

This season: 3 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 66 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share0%
Wingate, NC
Jersey
#25
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
229 lbs
Transfer
Howard

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—300

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

Recruiting Profile

High School
Forest Hills
Hometown
Marshville, NC

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 12th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -13 vs unit starters → 66.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 12% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 49% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-13 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

Oct 31LMIZTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-10

Oct 17WVANTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
7
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-21

Oct 10LTENNTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-17

Oct 3LTA&MTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-7

Sep 27WTLSATKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-6

Sep 19LUGATKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 45-17

Sep 13LUTAHTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 43-10

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

Final W 31-14

Ja'Quavion Smith's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

3 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%
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