Defensive back, California, 2024–25
Ja’ir Smith
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Charlotte, NC
Ja’ir Smith played defensive back at California (2024–25).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | California | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | California | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 25 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | California | 6 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | California | 6 | DB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 185 |
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 California 8 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Texas Southern | W 35–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Minnesota | W 27–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Boston College | W 28–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Duke | L 21–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. North Carolina | W 21–18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at Virginia Tech | L 34–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. SMU | W 38–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | at Hawai’i | L 31–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 California 7 games, 12 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Auburn | W 21–14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. San Diego State | W 31–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Florida State | L 9–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Miami | L 38–39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Pittsburgh | L 15–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atSMU | L 6–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. UNLV | L 13–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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