File EDGE-36 · National rank 315 · 2027 class
Donnie Smith
6'4"Height
234 lbWeight
RepresentationNo agency on file
My Grade
6.5/10
Priority UDFA
Current · UDFA Territory
6.0 Floor
range 0.7
Ceiling 6.7
6.7/10
Day 3 Caliber
Ceiling · +0.2
6.0/10
Priority UDFA
Floor · −0.5
Ceiling: Projected 2026 starter (DL1) — real opportunity to climb; close to ceiling (+0.2) · Sun Belt draft-temper.
Floor: Proven starter — high, stable floor · returning-starter role secures it; downside −0.5.
Grade not yet reviewed
8.9+
Round 1 Caliber
7.8+
Day 2 Caliber
6.7+
Day 3 Caliber
5.6+
Priority UDFA
4.4+
UDFA
3.3+
Long Shot
2.2+
Raw Prospect
1.1+
Deep Project
0.0+
Non-Prospect
Grade History
6.5
2025
Re-graded after each season · 2025 is the beta baseline.
Scouting Notes
Led the Sun Belt and ranked 8th nationally with 11.0 sacks in 2025 (43 tackles, 10+ TFL, 36 pressures) — one of only 13 players nationally with 10+ sacks, 10+ TFL and 40+ tackles, with a sack in nine different games. All-Sun Belt first team, then the league coaches' 2026 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and Athlon first-team All-Sun Belt. Graded to that production and recognition; he is on no national draft board, so this is earned on tape and output, not a projected round.
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