 | Paul Smith, Free Safety | ECU |
| Current/Potential | TAK | SACK | PD | INT | TD |
| 69/81 | | | | | | East Carolina Pirates |
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| Attributes |
| Morale: | Content |
| Height: | 5-10 |
| Weight: | 204 |
| Ideal Wt: | 205 |
| Jersey: | 46 |
| Age: | 24 |
| Year: | |
| Status: | OK |
| Energy: | 0 |
| HS Ranking: | #173 |
| Pos Ranking: | #18 FS |
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| Position Ratings |
| Hands: | 62 |
| Tackling: | 59 |
| Coverage: | 72 |
| Punt Return: | 43 |
| Kick Return: | 42 |
| Durability: | 79 |
| Endurance: | 82 |
| Adaptability: | 87 |
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| Athletic Ratings |
| Arm Strength: | 1 |
| Acceleration: | 66 |
| Agility: | 72 |
| Speed: | 61 |
| Strength: | 42 |
| Jumping: | 62 |
| Instincts: | 60 |
| Aggressiveness: | 53 |
| Discipline: | 26 |
| Intelligence: | 88 |
| Work Ethic: | 98 |
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| Personal Bests |
| Tackles: | 12 |
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| Sacks: | 1 |
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| Passes defensed: | 3 |
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| Interceptions: | 2 |
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| TD: | 0 |
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| Game Logs |
| Week | Opp | Res | Tak | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | PD | Int | Yds | Ave | TD | MT | OOP | BPA |
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| Defensive Statistics |
| Year | GP | GS | Tak | Solo | Ast | Sack | Stuf | Hur | DP | FF | PD | MT | OOP | BPA | |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 75 | 48 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 2025 | 13 | 12 | 86 | 67 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | - |
| 2026 | 13 | 12 | 98 | 60 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 2027 | 13 | 13 | 104 | 74 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Total | 51 | 48 | 363 | 249 | 114 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 7 | - |
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| Turnover Statistics |
| Year | GP | GS | Ints | Yds | Avg | RecF | Yds | Avg | TD | | | | | | |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2027 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 51 | 48 | 20 | 90 | 4.5 | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Scouting Report | Potential |
| To a man, coaches say this kid has the potential to become the best one on one cover safety in America. He's decided to focus on speed and the end result could really be something special. This kid is developing quite a nose for the football and will someday be a stud when it comes to picking off passes. All signs point toward him developing some pretty good tackling skills in the future. |
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| Player Awards |
| Named Third Team All-Southeastern (2024) |
| Named First Team All-Southeastern (2025) |
| Named Second Team All-Southeastern (2026) |
| Named First Team All-Southeastern (2027) |
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