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Jersey Number 50
Eddy Smith
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 270
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pearland, Texas
- High School:
- Pearland Dawson
Bio
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Redshirt season … appeared in only the regular-season finale against West Virginia (11/30) … scout team member … recognized as the defensive scout team player of the week following Texas Tech’s win over North Texas (9/14).
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Pearland Dawson High School in the Houston area … considered one of the top edge rusher prospects in the country after a successful three-year career with the Eagles … combined for 84 tackles, 14.5 sacks and 28.0 tackles for loss over his prep career … also totaled six pass breakups in the trenches to go with seven forced fumbles.
- Named to the District 23-6A first team each of his final two seasons … dominant as a senior with 33 tackles, including 12.0 for a loss and 5.0 sacks … had 8.0 tackles for loss each of his two previous seasons, notching 22 tackles as a junior in 2022 and 29 stops as a sophomore in 2021 … breakout sophomore season featured 6.0 sacks, the most in his career … garnered second team All-District 23-6A accolades following that season.
- Multi-sport athlete as a member of the Pearland Dawson basketball program and powerlifting team … one of two Pearland Dawson standouts to sign with the Red Raiders, joining fellow outside linebacker Charles Anderson Jr.
- Consensus three-star prospect by Rivals, ESPN, 247Sports and On3 … consensus top-100 recruit in the state of Texas by all four publications … ranked as high as No. 40 in the country among edge rushers by Rivals … also listed at No. 45 by ESPN and 247Sports as well as No. 50 by On3 … tabbed the No. 60 recruit in Texas by 247Sports as well as No. 63 by On3 and No. 71 by ESPN.
- CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Baylor, Colorado, Houston, Indiana, Kansas, Kansas State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Oregon State, Purdue, SMU, TCU, Utah, LSU, Texas, Texas A&M, among others.
PERSONAL
- Edward Donovan Smith … prefers first name to be shortened to Eddy ... goes by the nickname “Ghost” … mother is Aundrell Hays … has four siblings … related to Anthony Smith, a running back who graduated from Abilene Christian after the 2022 season … born in Houston, Texas … calls Pearland, Texas home.
- A leadership studies major at Texas Tech.
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