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Position
Center
Height
6'3
Weight
285
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Pontotoc, Miss.
High School
Pontotoc HS

Enters second year with the Tigers after redshirting as a true freshman in 2018 … Serves as the backup center to junior Lloyd Cushenberry III … Saw action in two games in a backup role in 2018.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2018)
Played in two games at center, both in a backup role … First career action came in win over Ole Miss and then played again in win over Rice … Saw a total of 12 offensive snaps.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played on both sides of the ball at offensive tackle and defensive end during his time at Pontotoc High School in Mississippi … A three-star prospect according to 247Sports … Did not allow a sack between his junior and senior seasons … During his senior season, totaled 62 pancakes and led Panotoc High School to an 11-2 record and the 2-4A regional title … Showed off his versatility by playing tackle, guard and center while in high school … Coached in high school by Jeff Carter.

PERSONAL
Majoring in sports administration … His dad Brent Smith was an All-SEC offensive lineman at Mississippi State and was picked in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins … He played for three teams Dolphins, 1997-02; New York Jets 2003-04; Jacksonville Jaguars, 2005) over nine years in the NFL, seeing action in 57 games with 30 starts.

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