Chayce Smith brings rangy, developmental edge-rush upside to MTSU's linebacker room
Smith is a 6-foot-2, 237-pound redshirt sophomore OLB at Middle Tennessee whose profile points to a high-motor, disruptive defender with proven pass-rush production at the high school level and early flashes in college, including three solo stops in 12 snaps at Wisconsin. His strengths are pursuit, block shedding, and finishing plays; MTSU also listed him as a Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week in 2024, which suggests coaches value his practice intensity and developmental trajectory. He looks like a fit for teams wanting an athletic, physical linebacker who can grow into a bigger role with coaching.
