Jerod Smith II
Louisville Cardinals
83
Good

Jerod Smith II

Louisville CardinalsSolid
DEDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Kentucky
2nd String / Backup

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Jerod Smith II is listed 2nd string at DE for Louisville Cardinals.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Corbin, ranked #195 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 27 tackles, 5 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit4★ · #195 NatlTeam Share3%
Corbin, KY
Jersey
#99
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
275 lbs
Transfer
Kentucky

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—2751

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
0.9231
National Rank
#195
High School
Corbin
Hometown
Corbin, KY

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 78th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.87 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 83.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 78% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 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.

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Team Role

27 tkl · 5 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%

Depth at DE · Louisville Cardinals

  1. 11785AJ GreenStarter
  2. 29983Jerod Smith IIYou
  3. 31968Micah Carter
  4. 44058Eric Hazzard
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.