Defensive back, Georgia Southern (from Kansas State), 2020–24
T.J. Smith
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Atlanta, GA
T.J. Smith played defensive back at Kansas State (2020–22) and Georgia Southern (2023–24).
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Nevada, 2024Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2022
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kansas State | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Kansas State | 39 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 54 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 28 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 147 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kansas State | 5 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Kansas State | 5 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Kansas State | 5 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 5 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 5 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′9″ | 180 |
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
2024 Georgia Southern 6 games, 28 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Boise State | L 45–56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Nevada | W 20–17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. South Carolina State | W 42–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Ole Miss | L 13–52 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Georgia State | W 38–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Marshall | W 24–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Georgia Southern 13 games, 54 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. The Citadel | W 34–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. UAB | W 49–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Wisconsin | L 14–35 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Ball State | W 40–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 38–28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at James Madison | L 13–41 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. UL Monroe | W 38–28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Georgia State | W 44–27 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | at Texas State | L 24–45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atMarshall | L 33–38 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Old Dominion | L 17–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at App State | L 27–55 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Ohio | L 21–41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Kansas State 8 games, 19 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Missouri | W 40–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Tulane | L 10–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Oklahoma | W 41–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Texas Tech | W 37–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Iowa State | W 10–9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at TCU | L 28–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Baylor | W 31–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at West Virginia | W 48–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Kansas State 13 games, 39 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Stanford | W 24–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Southern Illinois | W 31–23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Nevada | W 38–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Oklahoma State | L 20–31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Oklahoma | L 31–37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Iowa State | L 20–33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atTexas Tech | W 25–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.TCU | W 31–12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Kansas | W 35–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs.West Virginia | W 34–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Baylor | L 10–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Texas | L 17–22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 4 ✦ | vs. LSU | W 42–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Kansas State 3 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Arkansas State | L 31–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | atOklahoma | W 38–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Texas Tech | W 31–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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