DQ Smith

Position coaches (Virginia Tech, 2026): Brayden DeVault-Smith, Jeron Gouveia-Winslow, Nick Perry, Vic Hall, Anthony Midget

Columbia, SCFifth Year#1

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Estimated NIL value

$97K

Model estimate. This is not a reported contract.

HS recruit

Class

Fifth Year

Seasons left (incl. 2026)

Final season

Portal entry

August 23, 2026

DQ Smith is a Fifth Year S from Columbia, SC. DQ Smith entered the transfer portal from South Carolina on August 23, 2026 and committed to Virginia Tech. TransferPortl estimates DQ Smith's NIL market value at $97K, a model estimate rather than a reported contract.

Updated Nov 9, 2026

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Transfer Details

South CarolinaTO

Virginia Tech

Advanced Statistics

2026 · 26 tkl

Havoc Plays

14th

Ball Plays

8th

Solo Tackle Rate

57.7%

39th

Percentiles rank this season against every 2026 FBS and FCS DBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.

TVS History

Before past portal windows

Window	Team	TVS	Outcome
2026	South Carolina	17 Moderate	Entered portal
2025	South Carolina	13 Low	Did not enter
2024	South Carolina	5 Low	Did not enter

Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.

Market Value History

Current market value

$96,986

Highest market value

$822,795

Sep 16, 2023

Each step is a saved TransferPortl estimate; dots mark where the estimate changed. Hover to read any saved estimate. Team logos mark recorded team changes. Historical points use point-in-time cumulative statistics and do not use later-season production.

Transfer History

Original School

South Carolina

August 23, 2026

South Carolina → Virginia Tech

Committed

Season Statistics