Patrick Smith-Young
Duke Blue Devils
79
Solid

Patrick Smith-Young

Duke Blue DevilsSolid
SSDefenseSolidTRANSFER · North Texas
2nd String / Backup

Is Patrick Smith-Young starting?

Patrick Smith-Young is listed 2nd string at SS for Duke Blue Devils.

Patrick Smith-Young is listed SS #2 for Duke at 79 OVR.

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Depth at SS · Duke Blue Devils

  1. 1886DaShawn StoneStarter
  2. 2279Patrick Smith-YoungYou
  3. 32156KD Cotton

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Fort Bend Clements, ranked #2,124 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 70 tackles, 0 INT, 3 PBU. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 84th-percentile production nationally — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,124 NatlTeam Share7%Percentile84th
Sugar Land, TX
Jersey
#2
Class
GR/TR
Height
5'9"
Weight
190 lbs
Transfer
North Texas

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—7003

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
0.8156
National Rank
#2124
High School
Fort Bend Clements
Hometown
Sugar Land, TX

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 84th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.78 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 79.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 84% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 33% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.78)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 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.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WILLTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-27

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

Final W 17-3

Patrick Smith-Young's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Solid
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Team Role

70 tkl · 3 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement78%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.