Stu Smith
Projected FS starter
28 2026 tackles
0 · 1 2026 sacks · TFL
0 2026 INT + PD
17 Career games (6 starts)
Career
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 6 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Purdue | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026 Percentile vs DBs
Tackles per game 4.7 92
Havoc plays 1 68
INT + pass breakups 0 0
Forced fumbles 0 0
The situation
Ball State 2026 defense ›Explosive rate allowed 13.4% 15
Line yards per carry allowed 2.9 20
Sack rate 4.5% 21
2026 Game log
Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.
Recruiting
2023 class · 247 compositeTwo-star high school recruit
The 2023 board
#2811
Sterling Smith CB · Cathedral
Sterling Smith CB · Cathedral #3000 Brady Probst TE · Brownsburg
#3001 Kory Symington OT · Henry UCLA
CBs in the class
#200 Isaiah Crozier Pickerington Central
#202
Sterling Smith Cathedral
Sterling Smith Cathedral #208 Jonathan Van Hook Lutheran North
#208 John Kemp St. Ignatius
2026 · 68th pctile of DBs Recruit · 4th pctile of class
Playing well above the recruiting profile.
Ball State
Purdue
@ OSU
@ LIB
@ KENT