Ed Smith IV
Projected DT starter
16 2026 tackles
2 · 2 2026 sacks · TFL
0 2026 INT + PD
39 Career games (17 starts)
Career
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tulane | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 12 | 12 | 32 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 12 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | South Alabama | 3 | 0 |
2026 Percentile vs DLs
Tackles per game 3.2 96
Havoc plays 6 80
INT + pass breakups 0 0
Forced fumbles 2 98
The situation
Tulane 2026 defense ›Explosive rate allowed 13.9% 9
Line yards per carry allowed 2.9 21
Sack rate 7.0% 64
2026 Game log
Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.
Recruiting
2021 class · 247 compositeThree-star high school recruit
The 2021 board
#2406 Raheem Toombs RB · Immokalee UNM
#2406 Myles Walker WR · Central Valley AKR
#2412
Ed Smith IV DL · Central Tuscaloosa USA
Ed Smith IV DL · Central Tuscaloosa USA#2416 David Godsey WR · Mansfield
#2416 Jack Walsh IOL · Fremd WYO
DLs in the class
#267 Peyton Price Jefferson EMU
#267 Jonathan Martin Collins Hill MASS
#269
Ed Smith IV Central Tuscaloosa USA
Ed Smith IV Central Tuscaloosa USA#270 Aidan Swartz Sylvania Northview AFA
2026 · 80th pctile of DLs Recruit · 11th pctile of class
Playing well above the recruiting profile.
Tulane
South Alabama
USM
MEM