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Jersey Number 50
Eddy Smith
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 275
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pearland, Texas
- High School:
- Pearland Dawson
2025 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Saw action in three games as a redshirt freshman, all in non-conference play โฆ made one tackle during that stretch, which came in the win over Kent State (9/6) โฆ marked the first tackle of his collegiate career โฆ scout team member โฆ recognized as the defensive scout team player of the week following Texas Techโs road win at Kansas State (11/1).
- NCAA TRANSFER PORTAL: entered the transfer portal following the season, eventually signing with UTSA.
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
- Redshirt season โฆ appeared in only the regular-season finale against West Virginia (11/30) โฆ scout team member โฆ recognized as the defensive scout team player of the week following Texas Techโs win over North Texas (9/14).
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Pearland Dawson High School in the Houston area โฆ considered one of the top edge rusher prospects in the country after a successful three-year career with the Eagles โฆ combined for 84 tackles, 14.5 sacks and 28.0 tackles for loss over his prep career โฆ 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 โฆ dominant as a senior with 33 tackles, including 12.0 for a loss and 5.0 sacks โฆ 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 โฆ breakout sophomore season featured 6.0 sacks, the most in his career โฆ 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 โฆ 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 โฆ consensus top-100 recruit in the state of Texas by all four publications โฆ ranked as high as No. 40 in the country among edge rushers by Rivals โฆ also listed at No. 45 by ESPN and 247Sports as well as No. 50 by On3 โฆ 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 โฆ prefers first name to be shortened to Eddy ... goes by the nickname โGhostโ โฆ mother is Aundrell Hays โฆ has four siblings โฆ related to Anthony Smith, a running back who graduated from Abilene Christian after the 2022 season โฆย born in Houston, Texas โฆ calls Pearland, Texas home.
- A leadership studies major at Texas Tech.ย
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