Korey Smith
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
68
Depth

Korey Smith

Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersRebuilding
MLBDefenseDepth
Projected Starter

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Korey Smith is the projected starter at MLB for Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.

Junior · #26 · 5'11", 219 lbs

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Depth at MLB · Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

  1. 12668Korey SmithStarter
  2. 21752Jayson Lowe

Middle Tennessee Starting Lineup

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Top linebackers in Conference USA

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Up next for Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee plays Western Kentucky at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Oakland, ranked #1,535 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 38 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 68 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,535 Natl2-Yr Total42 tackles · 0 sacksTeam Share4%
Murfreesboro, TN
Jersey
#26
Class
JR
Height
5'11"
Weight
219 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025380.50
2024400

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
0.8519
National Rank
#1535
High School
Oakland
Hometown
Murfreesboro, TN

Why this rating?

On a 65-rated defense; 66th-percentile production (×0.76 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 68.

Team defense (SP+)
65
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 66% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.76)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 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 28LKENNTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
1
SACK
0.5
INT
1
PD
0

Final L 44-28

Oct 20WFIUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 26-23

Oct 13WDELTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
5
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 33-30

Oct 3LKUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 55-0

Sep 26LJXSTTKL 13
TKL
13
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 23-13

Sep 19WNEVTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-20

Sep 12LMRSHTKL 13
TKL
13
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-26

Sep 5WMURTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-14

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

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Depth
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Team Role

38 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%
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