As a Senior in 2020: Appeared in one game, the season opener at Northwestern (10/24).
As a Junior in 2019 (Maryland): Appeared in 11 of 12 games, starting in 10 ... Only missed the #21 Syracuse game due to injury ... Tallied 24 tackles (14 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack and four pass breakups ... Recorded three-yard tackle for loss vs. Nebraska (11/23) ... Broke career-high set last game with seven tackles (four solo) at Rutgers (10/5) ... Tied career high with four tackles, including one for loss vs. #12 Penn State (9/27) ... Earned first career start in Maryland debut vs. Howard (8/31), tallying three tackles and a sack
As a Sophomore in 2018 (Clemson): Credited with 16 tackles (2.5 for loss) including a sack in 140 snaps over 15 games … opened the season with four tackles, including 1.5 for loss against Furman … posted one tackle in each game at Texas A&M, at Georgia Tech and at Wake Forest … named co-special teams player of the week vs. No. 16 NC State … added two tackles at Florida State and vs. Louisville … made two tackles in 25 snaps vs. Duke and in 11 snaps vs. South Carolina … recorded his first sack of the season vs. No. 3 Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl … contributed on special teams in the National Championship Game vs. No. 1 Alabama.
As a Redshirt Freshman in 2017 (Clemson): Had 14 tackles and an interception for six yards in 73 snaps over 13 games … had four tackles and a six-yard interception return in 31 snaps against The Citadel on Nov. 18 … had three tackles in 15 snaps against No. 7 Miami (Fla.) in the ACC Championship Game on Dec. 2.
As a Freshman in 2016 (Clemson):Â Redshirted.
Before College: Five-star linebacker prospect … second-team USA Today All-American … played in the Under Armour All-American game … No. 1 prospect in Maryland and the No. 6 overall player in the nation according to Rivals.com … rated the No. 1 outside linebacker, No. 5 player in Maryland and the No. 21 prospect nationally by ESPN … rated the No. 17 overall prospect in the nation by Tom Lemming … No. 28 prospect nationally by PrepStar … had 89 tackles, four sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in the 2015 season … played for IMG Academy in Florida in 2015 … had those 89 tackles in just eight games … IMG was 9-0 for the season … had 15 tackles in a game twice, each of his last two games of the year … had 79-yard fumble return against Bergen Catholic for a touchdown … had at least one tackle for loss in seven of his eight games … had double figures in tackles in four of the eight games … had 111 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, four sacks and two interceptions in 2014 for St. Frances Academy in Maryland … played for Kevin Wright at St. Frances and Chris Weinke at IMG Academy.
Personal: Born March 26, 1997 … earned degree in parks, recreation & tourism management from Clemson on May 9, 2019 ... pursuing his Master's of Professional Studies in Technology Entrepreneurship
SMITH'S CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles -Â 7 (at Rutgers, 10/5/19)
Solo Tackles - 4 (at Rutgers, 10/5/19)
Tackles for Loss - 1.5 (Clemson vs. Furman, 9/1/18)
Sacks - 1.0 (2x, last vs. Howard, 8/31/19)
