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Tykee Smith Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #23

Safety · 5' 10", 202 lbs · Philadelphia, PA · Age 25

Tykee Smith is a Safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, drafted 89th overall, 2024. In 2026 he recorded 20 tackles.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #23 · Safety

Tykee Smith

Season avg20 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg174 tkl · 2 sacks · 3 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

20tkl

0sacks

0int

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Scouting report

Tykee Smith — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

B-

Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Tykee Smith is a Safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, drafted 89th overall, 2024. In 2026 he recorded 20 tackles.

C+

Coverage

Ball skills

Run support

C+

Coverage

Strong · defense

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Ball skills

Solid · defense

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A-

Tackling

Excellent · defense

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Splash plays

Elite · defense

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C+

Blitz

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Tykee Smith stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #333 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

121Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Tykee Smith — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Tackling

20 TKL

drill in ↓

C+

Pass rush

0.0 SACK

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Coverage

1 PD

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A+

Splash

1 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Tykee Smith

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027 modeled

1–11

int

0–1

tackles

21–85

0–2

games

5–14

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.

What moves the pd line vs last season

Last season 1 → projected 6 pd

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+5.1 pd

Everything it reads

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3 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 25 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 13 / 16 / 4

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Tykee Smith career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	PD	INT	FF	Sack
2024	13	54	7	2	3	0
2025	16	100	13	1	0	2
2026 in progress · 4 games	4	20	1	0	1	0
Career	33	174	21	3	4	2.0

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Jalen Ramsey 99%Taron Johnson 99%Jamel Dean 98%L'Jarius Sneed 97%Kevin Winston Jr. 97%Marlon Humphrey 97%

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Context

Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record

75off index

76def index

+17net

64%playoff odds

59roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades B- (75), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 59, pass rush 53, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Tykee Smith

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-02-18

The beginning

Tykee Smith is a Safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in his 3rd NFL season.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Turning pro

Drafted 89th overall, 2024 as a Safety.

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Tykee Smith is a Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety, drafted 89th overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 174 tackles, 2 sacks and 3 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 20 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Smith's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Tykee Smith! How do you dooooo!

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 202 lbs
Draft: 89th overall, 2024
Born: Philadelphia, PA
Age: 25
Jersey: #23

Background

Tykee Smith is from Philadelphia, PA and is 25 years old. He was drafted 89th overall, 2024 and plays safety at 5' 10", 202 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 174 tackles, 2 sacks and 3 interceptions. Smith is currently on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster.

The person

Tykee Smith is a rotational starter in the secondary who has recorded 174 tackles with 3 interceptions and 21 passes defensed across 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Coverage production3 career interceptions and 21 passes defensed.

Tackling174 career tackles from the secondary.

Playmaking4 forced fumbles and 2 sacks on the blitz.

Draft pedigree89th overall, 2024.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Tykee Smith — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tykee Smith, answered.

What position does Tykee Smith play?

Tykee Smith is a Safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

When was Tykee Smith drafted?

Tykee Smith was drafted 89th overall, 2024.

How many seasons has Tykee Smith played?

3 (2024–2026).

What are Tykee Smith's career stats?

He has recorded 174 tackles, 2 sacks and 3 interceptions.

Tykee Smith career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Tykee Smith Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #23

Tykee Smith — the report card

Where Tykee Smith stands

Tykee Smith — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Tykee Smith

Tykee Smith career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers built to win?

The Ballad of Tykee Smith

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Tykee Smith — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Injury history

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