Brandon
Smith.
Brandon
Smith.
Penn St.· 6'4"· 250 lb· 4.52s 40
Brandon Smith is best utilized in a 4-3 Cover-3 predominant scheme where his off-ball versatility and athleticism can be leveraged in space.
Immediate special teams impact player with the ability to develop into a rotational WILL linebacker, and a potential starter by year two or three.
A run-heavy 3-4 two-gap defense relying on interior linebackers to consistently take on and shed blocks.
Smith's athletic traits and coverage upside make him a valuable asset in schemes that prioritize speed and versatility over brute force at the linebacker position.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.52sp50
- Vertical
- 37.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 128inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Penn State | — | 54 | 0.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | Penn State | — | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Iowa | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Penn State | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Penn State | 9 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Penn State | 12 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | — | 34 | 247 | 4.5 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.