West Virginia University Athletics

2021 (Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Played in 13 games, adding depth at receiver, and started two
• Used extensively on special teams
• Saw action on more than 350 plays, including 160 on offense
• Season-high 35 offensive plays against Long Island and season-high 24 special teams plays against Baylor
• Finished with 12 catches for 124 yards, averaging 10.3 yards per catch, a touchdown and a long reception of 20 yards

2020 (COVID)

• Played in 10 games and started one, adding depth at receiver
• Used extensively on special teams
• Saw action on 260 plays, including 151 offensive snaps
• Used on a season-high 50 plays, including 34 offensive snaps at Texas Tech
• Finished with 11 catches for 128 yards with a long catch of 39 yards
• Ran in a two-point conversion against Army in the Liberty Bowl
• Earned his first career start at Texas Tech, finishing with a pair of catches
• WVU Blue Collar Award: Kansas
• Career-long 39-yard catch against Kansas; finished with two catches for 50 yards
• Began his collegiate career with four catches for 32 yards against Eastern Kentucky
• Enrolled at WVU in January

High School

• Four-year starter for coach Chuck Smith at Boyle County High
• Three-time All-State First Team as a receiver
• Advocate Messenger Male Athlete of the Year
• Led Boyle County to a 14-1 record and the Class 4A state championship game
• Ended his high school career as the only player in the history of Kentucky high school football to finish in the top five in career interceptions (26) and career touchdown receptions (64)
• Led team with 150 receiving yards and nine tackles in state championship game
• Career numbers show 4,378 yards receiving, 214 rushing and 65 touchdowns
• Averaged 90.5 yards per game for his four-year career
• As a defensive back, recorded 185 career tackles
• Registered 62 receptions for 1,501 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior
• Averaged 26.5 yards per catch with a long of 96 yards, which went for a score
• Had 45 tackles and seven interceptions as a senior
• Received all-state honorable mention honors on defense
• Finished with 1,173 yards on 53 catches with 20 touchdowns as a junior
• Had 1,041 yards on 50 catches with 15 touchdowns as a sophomore in helping Boyle County to the Class 3A state championship and a 14-1 record
• Posted 661 yards on 36 catches with nine touchdowns as a freshman
• Also a 1,000-point scorer in basketball and a standout state champion track athlete
• Three-star ranking from ESPN, rivals and 247Sports
• 247Sports ranked him No. 135 at wide receiver and No. 10 in Kentucky
• Rivals also ranked him No. 10 in Kentucky, while ESPN’s ranking comes in at No. 11 in the state
• Attended the same high school as West Virginia coach Neal Brown
• Also offered by Duke, Kentucky, Louisville, Tennessee and Wake Forest

Personal

• Son of Jimmy and Lisa Smith
• One of three children (2 sisters)
• Majoring in agribusiness management
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll