Linebacker, Western Kentucky (from Miami, Illinois), 2017–22
Derrick Smith
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Jacksonville, FL
Derrick Smith played linebacker at Miami (2017–18), Illinois (2019–21) and Western Kentucky (2022).
Career highs
12tackles, career highat Indiana, 2022Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Miami | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Miami | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Illinois | 22 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Illinois | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 89 | 56 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 152 | 97 | 9.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Miami | 24 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Miami | 24 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Illinois | 24 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Illinois | 24 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Illinois | 24 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 24 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 220 |
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
2022 Western Kentucky 13 games, 89 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Austin Peay | W 38–27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | at Hawai’i | W 49–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Indiana | L 30–33 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Florida International | W 73–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Troy | L 27–34 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at UTSA | L 28–31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Middle Tennessee | W 35–17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. UAB | W 20–17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. North Texas | L 13–40 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Charlotte | W 59–7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Rice | W 45–10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Auburn | L 17–41 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Florida Atlantic | W 32–31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Illinois 4 games, 17 tackles
2020 Illinois 7 games, 22 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | at Wisconsin | L 7–45 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Minnesota | L 14–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at Rutgers | W 23–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at Nebraska | W 41–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Iowa | L 21–35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | at Northwestern | L 10–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | at Penn State | L 21–56 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Miami 6 games, 11 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. LSU | L 17–33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Savannah State | W 77–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Toledo | W 49–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Florida International | W 31–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. North Carolina | W 47–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Virginia Tech | W 38–14 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Miami 5 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 25–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Syracuse | W 27–19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 28–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Clemson | L 3–38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs.Wisconsin | L 24–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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