Safety, Rice, 2017–21
Naeem Smith
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 197 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Swisher, IA
Naeem Smith played safety at Rice (2017–21).
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Marshall, 2019Defense
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
2021 Rice 12 games, 64 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Arkansas | L 17–38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Houston | L 7–44 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | at Texas | L 0–58 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Texas Southern | W 48–34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Southern Miss | W 24–19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at UTSA | L 0–45 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | at UAB | W 30–24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. North Texas | L 24–30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Charlotte | L 24–31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 21–42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at UTEP | L 28–38 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 35–31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020 Rice 2 games, 4 tackles, 1 INT
2019 Rice 12 games, 50 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Army | L 7–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Wake Forest | L 21–41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Texas | L 13–48 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Baylor | L 13–21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Louisiana Tech | L 20–23 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atUAB | L 20–35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atUTSA | L 27–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Southern Miss | L 6–20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Marshall | L 7–20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Middle Tennessee | W 31–28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.North Texas | W 20–14 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | atUTEP | W 30–16 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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