College career
As a freshman, Smith played mostly wide receiver and served as the team's primary return specialist and had 22 receptions for 248 yards and three touchdowns. [6] [7] He played running back in the 2019 Texas Bowl and rushed for 54 yards on seven carries in a 24-21 win over Oklahoma State. [8] Smith was moved to running back before the start of his sophomore season, while remaining a flex option at wide receiver. [9] [2] He finished the season with 293 yards and four touchdowns on 49 carries and also caught 43 passes for a team-leading 564 receiving yards with six touchdown receptions.
Smith was named to the watchlist for the Hornung Award going into his junior season. [10] That season, he was selected as a team captain and returned to a primarily wide receiver role, leading the team in receptions. In a win over #1 ranked Alabama, he recorded six receptions for 85 yards and two touchdowns. [2]
He was briefly suspended by the team in July 2022 due to a DWI arrest, but was reinstated after the charges were dropped due to a lack of evidence. [11] After starting the first four games of his senior season, he suffered a leg injury that ended his season. [12] [13] Smith was granted a fifth year of eligibility due to the injury, qualifying as a medical redshirt. [14]
On September 20, 2023, he earned SEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after returning a punt 82 yards for a touchdown and recording a career-high 202 all-purpose yards against Arkansas, the team he was injured against the year prior. [12] He ended his fifth year leading the Aggies in all-purpose yards (1,204), receiving yards (795), and punt return yards (285), earning him first team All-SEC honors. [13]
College statistics
| Texas A&M Aggies |
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| Season | Receiving | Rushing | Punt Returns | Kick Returns |
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| Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD |
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| 2019 | 22 | 248 | 11.3 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 190 | 11.9 | 0 | 13 | 257 | 19.8 | 0 |
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| 2020 | 43 | 564 | 13.1 | 54 | 6 | 49 | 293 | 6.0 | 38 | 4 | 17 | 75 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2021 | 47 | 509 | 10.8 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 259 | 11.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2022 | 15 | 291 | 19.4 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2023 | 53 | 795 | 15.0 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 285 | 14.3 | 1 | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 0 |
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| Career | 180 | 2,407 | 13.4 | 63 | 19 | 72 | 405 | 5.6 | 38 | 4 | 82 | 836 | 10.2 | 2 | 20 | 360 | 18.0 | 0 |
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Personal life
Smith is the younger brother of NFL defensive back Maurice Smith. [24] On July 20, 2022, Smith was arrested into Brazos County, Texas on three charges: unlawful carrying of a weapon, driving while intoxicated, and possession of marijuana. [25] He was released the same day after posting $8,000 bail, and the charges were dropped 9 days later by the Brazos county attorney due to a lack of evidence. [11]
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