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#4 Cameron Smith, USC
This young man was an impact player ever since he first suited up for the USC program, earning Freshman All-American honors and he has been the heart of the defense ever since. In 2017 Smith amassed 112 total tackles and 11 of them happened in the opposing backfield. The first-team All-Pac-12 member shows great pursuit, recognizes plays quickly, trusts his eyes and goes with a purpose.
He shoots gaps and creates a bunch of negative plays. He is an excellent open-field tackler, who drives his legs through contact. Smith gets into this zone, in which his eyes start getting bigger and he can intimidate opponents. He will squeeze through gaps, change angles, run around people and through them just so he arrives at the guy with the ball eventually. He completely took over the Utah game, collecting 16 tackles and a pick. The SC backer might not quite have the sideline-to-sideline speed of those other three guys, but he is a damn good football player.
