Will Smith Jr.
Ohio State Buckeyes
73
Average

Will Smith Jr.

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DTDefenseAverage
3rd String

Is Will Smith Jr. starting?

Will Smith Jr. is listed 3rd string at DT for Ohio State Buckeyes.

Redshirt junior · #53 · 6'3", 303 lbs

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Depth at DT · Ohio State Buckeyes

  1. 19691Eddrick HoustonStarter
  2. 2385James Smith
  3. 35373Will Smith Jr.You
  4. 49161Darryus McKinley
  5. 55957Ashton Yeager

Ohio State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the Big Ten

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Up next for Ohio State

Ohio State plays Oregon at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Dublin Coffman, ranked #245 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 20 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 73 overall (Average tier).

Recruit4★ · #245 Natl2-Yr Total21 tackles · 0 sacksTeam Share2%
Dublin, OH
Jersey
#53
Class
RS JR
Height
6'3"
Weight
303 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252000
2024100

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
0.9136
National Rank
#245
High School
Dublin Coffman
Hometown
Dublin, OH

Why this rating?

On a 93-rated defense; 57th-percentile production (×1.00 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 73.

Team defense (SP+)
93
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 57% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×1.00)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 for role; −12 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

Oct 17WIUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 19-15

Oct 10WMDTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-16

Sep 26WILLTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-19

Sep 19WKENTTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-3

Sep 12LTEXTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-23

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

Final W 56-3

Will Smith Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

20 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%
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