Linebacker, Vanderbilt, 2015–18
Josh D. Smith
- Number
- No. 25
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Murfreesboro, TN
- Born
- Feb 25, 1997
Josh D. Smith played linebacker at Vanderbilt (2015–18).
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Nevada, 2018Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Vanderbilt | 61 | 35 | 9 | 3.5 | 3 | 4 |
| Career | 85 | 48 | 13.5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 of 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Vanderbilt | 25 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 25 | LB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 25 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Vanderbilt | 25 | LB | Sr. | 6′4″ | 240 |
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
2018 Vanderbilt 12 games, 61 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 35–7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Nevada | W 41–10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | at Notre Dame | L 17–22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. South Carolina | L 14–37 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Georgia | L 13–41 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Florida | L 27–37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Kentucky | L 7–14 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Arkansas | W 45–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Missouri | L 28–33 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Ole Miss | W 36–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Tennessee | W 38–13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Baylor | L 38–45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Vanderbilt 9 games, 21 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 42–0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atFlorida | L 24–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Georgia | L 14–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atOle Miss | L 35–57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atSouth Carolina | L 27–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 31–17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Kentucky | L 21–44 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Missouri | L 17–45 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atTennessee | W 42–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Vanderbilt 5 games, 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 47–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Tennessee State | W 35–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atMissouri | L 17–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Tennessee | W 45–34 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. NC State | L 17–41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅞″ |
| Weight | 242 lb |
| Arm length | 32¾″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.96 s |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.25 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.63 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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