McMurry University Athletics

ALL-TIME SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER FOR CAREER TACKLES — 385

Fall 2021 Season (Senior):
Became first player in American Southwest Conference history to earn all-conference five straight seasons ... First Team All-ASC ... D3football.com All-Region 3 Third Team ... Led the ASC in total tackles with 88 and tackles per game with 9.7 ... Broke the all-time record for career tackles at McMurry in his final game, recording 13 tackles to pass Chris Joseph's record of 379 set in 1986 ... Finished his career with 385 tackles ... Finished the season with 46 solo tackles ... 5.0 tackles for loss ... 1.5 sacks ... Three QB hurries ... Had season-high 18 tackles on the road at Texas Lutheran ... Four games with at least 10 tackles ... Had at least six tackles in all nine games.

Spring 2021 Season (Senior):
All-American Southwest Conference third team ... Became the sixth player in school history - and the first since 2000 - to win ASC honors for four straight years ... Academic All-Conference ... Finished with 36 tackles in four starts ... 3.0 tackles for loss ... One fumble recovery against Hardin-Simmons ... One QB hurry in a 32-31 postseason win against Louisiana College ... Season-high 13 tackles, five solo, against Howard Payne.

2019 Season (Junior):
All-American Southwest Conference Honorable Mention ... Fall Academic All-Conference ... Appeared in all 10 games with eight starts ... Third on the team in tackles with 58, moving to an outside rusher position as a junior ... 23 solo tackles ... 3.5 tackles for loss ... Led the team with four QB hurries ... One forced fumble coming against East Texas Baptist ... Season-high nine tackles against Louisiana College in the home finale.

2018 Season (Sophomore):
First team all-conference selection ... Fall Academic All-Conference selection ... McMurry Football's Distinguished Scholar-Athlete ... Played and started all 10 games at middle linebacker following his ASC Freshman of the Year season ... Led the conference with 116 tackles ... Had 65 solo tackles and 51 assisted tackles for the year ... Second on the team with 10 tackles for loss ... Had a career-best and McMurry season high 21 tackles against East Texas Baptist ... Started and ended the season with four straight games of double-digit tackles, finishing with eight 10-plus tackle games ... Five pass break ups for the year ... Four break-ups vs. Sul Ross State ... One forced fumble against Southwestern.

2017 Season (Freshman):
ASC Freshman of the Year ... Second Team All-ASC ... Appeared in all 10 games, making four starts ... McM team leader in total tackles with 87 ... 47 solo ... 5.5 tackles for losses of 21 yards ... 2.5 sacks (minus 13 yards) ... 1 interception .... 1 pass break-up ... 1 QB pressure ... High game of 13 tackles versus Southwestern (Sept. 9) ... Five games with double-digit tackle totals: Panhandle State (10), Southwestern (13), Belhaven (10), East Texas Baptist (12), and Hardin-Simmons (11).  

High School:
A 2017 graduate of Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana … Coach was Bo Meeks … Three varsity seasons … Three-time all-district honoree (h.m. as a sophomore, second team as a junior and first team as a senior) … Also competed in track & field for AHS, winning the district discus title as a senior … National Honor Society member … An all-academic selection ... An advanced placement student … Voted school’s “Mr. Airline.”  
 
Personal:
Born April 20, 1999 in Bossier City, La. … Son of Zef and Mik Smith … Has one brother and one sister, both younger … Family is military, living in four different countries … Volunteer work includes a summer camp VBS worker … Majoring in biology … Plans to join the Army after graduation.