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Fish Smithson

Kansas · Safety · 2014-16

TKL
93
INT
6
PD
6

Career totals · 2 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Smithson was a first-team all-conference pick in 2016.

In 2016, Smithson recorded 93 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss. From 2015 to 2016, Smithson also had 6 interceptions.

In 17-0 that career earns a 75 overall, the highest safety rating at Kansas since 1990 and No. 46 among all safeties of the 2015-2019 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2015
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2016
    • First-team all-conference

Season by Season

Fish Smithson season-by-season statistics at Kansas
SeasonTklTFLPDInt
2015–––2
2016932.564
Total932.566

Seasons with tracked stats at Kansas. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Kansas Teammates

  1. 77Joe Dineen Jr.2014-18LB
  2. 75Pooka Williams Jr.2018-20RB
  3. 75Dorance Armstrong2016-17EDGE
  4. 74Daniel Wise2014-18EDGE
  5. 70Ben Johnson2013-17TE
  6. 70Steven Sims2015-18WR
  7. 68Hasan Defense2017-19CB
  8. 66Bryce Torneden2016-19S
  9. 66Carter Stanley2016-19QB
  10. 66Mike Lee2016-19S

Full Kansas all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2015-2019 Era

  1. 91Grant DelpitLSU · 2017-19S
  2. 91Minkah FitzpatrickAlabama · 2015-17S
  3. 90Antoine Winfield Jr.Minnesota · 2016-19S
  4. 90Richie GrantUCF · 2017-20S
  5. 90DeShon ElliottTexas · 2015-17S
  6. 90Tedric ThompsonColorado · 2013-16S
  7. 90Derwin JamesFlorida State · 2016-17S
  8. 90Jabrill PeppersMichigan · 2014-16S

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Sources: Wikipedia (Fish Smithson) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.