Safety, Marshall, 2020–26
Daytione Smith
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Highland Springs, VA
Daytione Smith plays safety for Marshall. Last time out, against Coastal Carolina: 7 tackles.
2026 so far
35 tackles
Last game: 7 tackles vs. Coastal Carolina, L 21–27
Next game: vs. South Alabama, Oct 20
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
10tackles, career highat App State, 2025Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2024
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Marshall | 17 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Marshall | 17 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Marshall | 17 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Marshall | 17 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Marshall | 17 | S | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Marshall | 17 | S | Yr 6 | ||
| 2026 | Marshall | 17 | S | Sr. (Yr 7) | 6′0″ | 190 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Marshall 6 games, 35 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Penn State | L 0–45 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 28–26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Missouri State | W 30–24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 36–35 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at James Madison | L 17–45 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Coastal Carolina | L 21–27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Marshall 12 games, 50 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Georgia | L 7–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs.Missouri State | L 20–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 38–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | atMiddle Tennessee | W 42–28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Louisiana | L 51–54 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Old Dominion | W 48–24 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Texas State | W 40–37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atCoastal Carolina | L 27–44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs.James Madison | L 23–35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Georgia State | W 30–18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | at App State | L 24–26 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Georgia Southern | L 19–24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Marshall 5 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Stony Brook | W 45–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Virginia Tech | L 14–31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Coastal Carolina | W 31–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atOld Dominion | W 42–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atJames Madison | W 35–33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Marshall 2 games, 11 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. UAlbany | W 21–17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at East Carolina | W 31–13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Marshall 6 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Norfolk State | W 55–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Coastal Carolina | L 13–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atOld Dominion | W 12–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.App State | W 28–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | atGeorgia Southern | W 23–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Georgia State | W 28–23 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Marshall 5 games, 7 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | atMiddle Tennessee | L 28–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at North Texas | W 49–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Florida International | W 38–0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Florida Atlantic | W 28–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. UAB | L 14–21 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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