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DQ Smith
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South Carolina
SPROJECTED ROUND 7

DQ SMITH

South Carolina • SEC

6-1219 LBS
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GRIDIRON INSIGHT: PRODUCTION OUTLIER

0.50 yards allowed per coverage snap on 402 cover snaps

Late-round film-elite Ss become starters at a 30% rate (avg 1.8 AV/yr)

GRIDIRON GRADE

PRODATHEXPOVR
63

CONTRIBUTOR

PRODUCTION
74
ATHLETICISM
60
EXPERIENCE
50

Grade reflects composite data model.

SCOUTING REPORT

D+

OVERALL COMPOSITE

44 / 100

S · POOL: 142

The higher the percentile, the better. Percentiles are relative to other prospects at the same position in the same draft class.

STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES

STRENGTHS2
Run Stop %
4.485
Run Stops
1481
WEAKNESSES5
Catch Rate Allowed
812
Pass Breakups
04
Forced Incompletions
113
QB Rating Against
100.415
Run Defense
1717

MEASURABLES

HEIGHT

6-1

WEIGHT

219 LBS

POSITION CLASS

2026 S CLASS

Ranked #21 of 25 by Gridiron Grade

1Dillon Thieneman86
2Treydan Stukes83
3Caleb Downs80
4Bud Clark79
5Emmanuel McNeil-Warren77
···
21DQ Smith63

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