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DQ Smith

DB · Virginia Tech

DQ Smith

DB · #1 · Virginia Tech

Profile

Measurements: 6'1" · 219 lb
Seasons: 5
Recruiting: ★★★☆☆ · 0.8556
Class rank: #1116 · 2022
Hometown: Columbia, SC
High school: Spring Valley

Transferred in from South Carolina.

Career

228 Tackles · 12 PD · 5 Int

On a roster 2022–2026. Statistics held for 2022–2026.

2026

Virginia Tech

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

Tackles

VMI

Old Dominion

@ Maryland

@ Boston College

Pittsburgh

@ California

Georgia Tech

@ Clemson

@ SMU

Stanford

@ Miami

Virginia

Tackles 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.

5 Tackles · 0 PD

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	QB HUR	PD	TD
3	@ Maryland	W 35–26	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	vs Old Dominion	W 44–21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

2025

South Carolina

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−0.5

−1

−0.5

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions

Passes defended

Virginia Tech *

South Carolina State

Vanderbilt

@ Missouri

Kentucky

@ LSU

Oklahoma

Alabama

@ Ole Miss

@ Texas A&M

Coastal Carolina

Clemson

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

64 Tackles · 1 PD · 1 Int

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
14	vs Clemson	L 14–28	4	3	0	0
13	vs Coastal Carolina	W 51–7	7	5	0	0
12	@ Texas A&M	L 30–31	2	1	0.5	0
10	@ Ole Miss	L 14–30	8	8	1	0
9	vs Alabama	L 22–29	5	5	0	1
8	vs Oklahoma	L 7–26	6	4	0	0
7	@ LSU	L 10–20	8	3	0.5	0
5	vs Kentucky	W 35–13	6	5	0	0
3	vs Vanderbilt	L 7–31	6	4	0	0
2	vs South Carolina State	W 38–10	6	4	0	0
1	vs Virginia Tech *	W 24–11	6	5	0	0

Interceptions

Wk	Opponent	Result	INT	YDS	TD
7	@ LSU	L 10–20	1	0	0

2024

South Carolina

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

Tackles

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions

Passes defended

Old Dominion

Illinois *

@ Kentucky

LSU

Akron

Ole Miss

@ Alabama

@ Oklahoma

Texas A&M

@ Vanderbilt

Missouri

Wofford

@ Clemson

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

37 Tackles · 3 PD · 1 Int

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	PD
Bowl	vs Illinois *	L 17–21	2	1	0
14	@ Clemson	W 17–14	4	1	0
12	vs Missouri	W 34–30	1	1	0
10	vs Texas A&M	W 44–20	2	2	1
8	@ Oklahoma	W 35–9	4	2	0
7	@ Alabama	L 25–27	10	4	0
6	vs Ole Miss	L 3–27	6	3	0
4	vs Akron	W 50–7	1	0	0
3	vs LSU	L 33–36	5	4	2
2	@ Kentucky	W 31–6	1	1	0
1	vs Old Dominion	W 23–19	1	1	0

Interceptions

Wk	Opponent	Result	INT	YDS	TD
4	vs Akron	W 50–7	1	-4	0

2023

South Carolina

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−0.5

−1

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions

Passes defended

South Carolina *

Furman

@ Georgia

Mississippi State

@ Tennessee

Florida

@ Missouri

@ Texas A&M

Jacksonville State

Vanderbilt

Kentucky

Clemson

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

73 Tackles · 2 PD · 1 Int

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
12	vs Kentucky	W 17–14	0	0	1

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	PD
13	vs Clemson	L 7–16	7	1	0	0	1
12	vs Kentucky	W 17–14	2	1	0	0	0
11	vs Vanderbilt	W 47–6	6	3	0	0	0
10	vs Jacksonville State	W 38–28	2	2	1	0	0
9	@ Texas A&M	L 17–30	3	2	0	0	0
8	@ Missouri	L 12–34	8	5	0	0	0
7	vs Florida	L 39–41	6	4	0	0	0
5	@ Tennessee	L 20–41	12	3	0	0	0
4	vs Mississippi State	W 37–30	5	4	0	0	0
3	@ Georgia	L 14–24	9	5	0	0	0
2	vs Furman	W 47–21	2	1	0.5	0.5	0
1	vs South Carolina *	W 31–17	11	3	0	0	1

Interceptions

Wk	Opponent	Result	INT	YDS	TD
5	@ Tennessee	L 20–41	1	16	0

2022

South Carolina

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−1

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions

Passes defended

Georgia State

Notre Dame *

@ Arkansas

Georgia

Charlotte

South Carolina State

@ Kentucky

Texas A&M

Missouri

@ Vanderbilt

@ Florida

Tennessee

@ Clemson

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

49 Tackles · 6 PD · 2 Int

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	QB HUR	PD	TD
Bowl	vs Notre Dame *	L 38–45	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
13	@ Clemson	W 31–30	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
12	vs Tennessee	W 63–38	9	7	0	0	0	0	0
11	@ Florida	L 6–38	4	4	0	0	1	0	0
10	@ Vanderbilt	W 38–27	5	4	1	1	0	1	0
9	vs Missouri	L 10–23	7	6	0	0	0	0	0
8	vs Texas A&M	W 30–24	3	3	0	0	1	2	0
6	@ Kentucky	W 24–14	8	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	vs South Carolina State	W 50–10	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
4	vs Charlotte	W 56–20	3	3	0	0	0	1	0
3	vs Georgia	L 7–48	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	@ Arkansas	L 30–44	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	vs Georgia State	W 35–14	2	2	0	0	0	0	1

Interceptions

Wk	Opponent	Result	INT	YDS	TD
Bowl	vs Notre Dame *	L 38–45	1	47	1
4	vs Charlotte	W 56–20	1	3	0

Punt returns

Wk	Opponent	Result	NO	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
1	vs Georgia State	W 35–14	1	26	26.0	1	26

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