Players
James Smith
DT · Ohio State
James Smith
DT · #3 · Ohio State
Profile
- Measurements
- 6'3" · 306 lb
- Seasons
- 4
- Recruiting
- ★★★★★ · 0.9877
- Class rank
- #27 · 2023
- Hometown
- Montgomery, AL
- High school
- Carver Montgomery
Transferred in from Alabama.
Career
vs Power conferences · 25 games
Defense45 TOT · 23 SOLO · 7.5 TFL · 4.5 SACKS · 5 QB HUR · 2 PD · 0 TD
2026
Ohio StateTackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
vs Power 4 · 7 games
Defense8 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 1 PD · 0 TD
Defense
| Wk | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | vs Northwestern | W 28–19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | vs Oregon | L 28–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | @ USC | L 18–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | @ Indiana | W 19–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | @ Iowa | W 31–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | vs Illinois | W 42–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | @ Texas | L 23–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025
AlabamaTackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
vs Power 4 · 10 games
Defense22 TOT · 12 SOLO · 3.5 TFL · 2.5 SACKS · 2 QB HUR · 1 PD · 0 TD
Defense
| Wk | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | @ Oklahoma | W 34–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | vs Georgia * | L 7–28 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | @ Auburn | W 27–20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | vs Oklahoma | L 21–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | vs LSU | W 20–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | @ South Carolina | W 29–22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | vs Tennessee | W 37–20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | @ Missouri | W 27–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | vs Vanderbilt | W 30–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | @ Florida State | L 17–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024
AlabamaTackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
vs Power 4 · 8 games
Defense15 TOT · 8 SOLO · 3 TFL · 1 SACKS · 3 QB HUR · 0 PD · 0 TD
Defense
| Wk | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | vs Michigan * | L 13–19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | vs Auburn | W 28–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | @ Oklahoma | L 3–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | @ LSU | W 42–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | vs Missouri | W 34–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | @ Vanderbilt | L 35–40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | vs Georgia | W 41–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | @ Wisconsin | W 42–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023
AlabamaNo box-score line against a Power 5 opponent in 2023.