Anthony Smith (defensive end, born 2004)

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Anthony Smith
No. 0  Minnesota Golden Gophers
Position Defensive end
Class
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Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school Shippensburg (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania)
College
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Stats at ESPN

Anthony Smith (born 2004) [1] is an American college football defensive end for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

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Early life

Smith attended Shippensburg Area Senior High School in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. As a senior, he had 64 tackles with 9.5 sacks and was named PennLive's Boys Athlete of the Year. [2] He committed to play college football at the University of Minnesota. [3]

College career

Smith played in two games with one tackle and redshirted his first year at Minnesota in 2022. In 2023, he played in all 13 games and had 15 tackles and one sack. As a sophomore in 2024, he started three of 13 games, recording 27 tackles and tied for the team lead with six sacks. [4] [5] Smith returned to Minnesota for his redshirt junior season in 2025. [6] [7]

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