Chase Smith
Miami Hurricanes
86
Great

Chase Smith

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WLBDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

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Chase Smith is the projected starter at WLB for Miami Hurricanes.

Redshirt senior · #9 · 6'2", 240 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Miami Hurricanes

  1. 1986Chase SmithStarter
  2. 2480Cam Pruitt
  3. 31766Ezekiel Marcelin Jr.

Miami Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 31 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 86 overall (Great tier).

3-Yr Total47 tackles · 1 sacksTeam Share2%
Palm Bay, FL
Jersey
#9
Class
RS SR
Height
6'2"
Weight
240 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20253100
20241310
2023311

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 66th-percentile production (×0.99 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 86.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 66% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.99)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3WCLEMTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-13

Sep 26WCMUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-3

Sep 18WWAKETKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 33-20

Sep 11WFAMUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 77-7

Sep 5WSTANTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-6

Chase Smith's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

31 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement29%
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