DQ Smith
Virginia Tech Hokies
74
Average

DQ Smith

Virginia Tech HokiesSolid
FSDefenseAverageTRANSFER · South Carolina
2nd String / Backup

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DQ Smith is listed 2nd string at FS for Virginia Tech Hokies.

Senior · #11 · 6'1", 219 lbs

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Depth at FS · Virginia Tech Hokies

  1. 1076Quentin ReddishStarter
  2. 21174DQ SmithYou
  3. 31559Brennan Johnson

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Spring Valley, ranked #1,116 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 64 tackles, 1 INT, 1 PBU. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 86th-percentile production nationally — good for a 74 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,116 NatlTeam Share7%Percentile86th
Columbia, SC
Jersey
#11
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
219 lbs
Transfer
South Carolina

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—6411

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8556
National Rank
#1116
High School
Spring Valley
Hometown
Columbia, SC

Why this rating?

On a 78-rated defense; 86th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 74.

Team defense (SP+)
78
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 86% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 52% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role; −6 depth penalty

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 10LCALTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 25-20

Oct 2LPITTTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-33

Sep 26WBCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-14

Sep 19WMDTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-26

Sep 12WODUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 44-21

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

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Team Role

64 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement50%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.