TJ Smith

DB · #3 · Tulane · SR · 5'10" · 183 · Arlington, TX

Projected SPEAR starter

8 2026 tackles

0 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL

2 2026 INT + PD

20 Career games (5 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Tulane	6	5	8	0	0	1	1	0
2025	Tulane	14	0	18	1	2	0	0	0

Tackles per game 1.3 38

Havoc plays 0 0

INT + pass breakups 2 72

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 13.9% 9

Line yards per carry allowed 2.9 21

Sack rate 7.0% 64

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W3	@ KSU	4
W7	MEM				1	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2020 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2020 board

#1131 Josh Baker OC · Eureka ARIZ

#1131 Drew Francis OLB · Knoxville West MTU

#1148

TJ Smith CB · McEachern KSU

#1163 Frankie Burgess OLB · Pahokee MD

#1163 A.J. McCarty CB · Brownwood BAY

CBs in the class

#94 Nathaneal Floyd A&M Consolidated TTU

#95 Jamal Potts American Heritage Palm Beach FIU

#96

TJ Smith McEachern KSU

#99 A.J. McCarty Brownwood BAY

#100 Justin Anderson Menlo-Atherton WSU

2026 · 0th pctile of DBs

Recruit · 64th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.