Zach Smith
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
54
Depth

Zach Smith

Western Kentucky HilltoppersRebuilding
WLBDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Zach Smith starting?

Zach Smith is listed 2nd string at WLB for Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.

Redshirt sophomore · #20 · 6'0", 224 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

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Western Kentucky Starting Lineup

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Up next for Western Kentucky

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

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Red Oak, ranked #1,541 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 6 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 54 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,541 NatlTeam Share1%
Red Oak, TX
Jersey
#20
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
224 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025600

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
0.8517
National Rank
#1541
High School
Red Oak
Hometown
Red Oak, TX

Why this rating?

On a 68-rated defense; 29th-percentile production (×0.79 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 54.

Team defense (SP+)
68
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 29% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.79)
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 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 12LUGATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 70-20

Sep 6LNEVTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 49-14

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

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Team Role

6 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement9%
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