Defensive back, Arizona, 2023–25
Genesis Smith
- Number
- No. 12
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 202 lb
- Class (2025)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Chandler, AZ
- Born
- Nov 5, 2004
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Genesis Smith played defensive back at Arizona (2023–25). The Los Angeles Chargers took Smith in round 4, No. 131 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
16tackles, career highvs. Baylor, 2025Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
2025 Arizona 12 games, 77 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Hawai’i | W 40–6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Weber State | W 48–3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Kansas State | W 23–17 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 27 | at Iowa State | L 14–39 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 41–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. BYU | L 27–33 | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Houston | L 28–31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | at Colorado | W 52–17 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Kansas | W 24–20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Cincinnati | W 30–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Baylor | W 41–17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Arizona State | W 23–7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Arizona 12 games, 60 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. New Mexico | W 61–39 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Northern Arizona | W 22–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | atKansas State | L 7–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Utah | W 23–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Texas Tech | L 22–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | atBYU | L 19–41 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Colorado | L 7–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. West Virginia | L 26–31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at UCF | L 12–56 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs.Houston | W 27–3 | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at TCU | L 28–49 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Arizona State | L 7–49 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Arizona 11 games, 24 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Northern Arizona | W 38–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Mississippi State | L 24–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. UTEP | W 31–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Washington | L 24–31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at USC | L 41–43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Washington State | W 44–6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. UCLA | W 27–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atColorado | W 34–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Utah | W 42–18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atArizona State | W 59–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | W 38–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ | |
| Weight | 202 lb | |
| Arm length | 32½″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ | |
| Wingspan | 79¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.48 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 42½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′8″ | |
| Bench press | 16 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.03 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.18 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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