Trey Smith (offensive lineman)

Henry Louis “Trey” Smith III (born June 16, 1999) is an American football offensive lineman. He currently attends the University of Tennessee in his senior year.

Trey Smith
Tennessee Volunteers – No. 73
PositionOffensive line
ClassSenior
MajorSport Management
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolJackson (TN) University School
Personal information
Born: (1999-06-16) June 16, 1999
Humboldt, Tennessee
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight335 lb (152 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× All-SEC First Team (2019, 2020)
  • All-SEC Second Team (2017)
  • USA Today High School All-American (2016)

High school career

A native of Humboldt, Tennessee, Smith attended the University School of Jackson, where he was a three-time All-State offensive lineman.[1]

Regarded as a five-star recruit, Smith was ranked as the No. 1 prospect overall in the class of 2017 by ESPN.[2] He chose Tennessee over scholarship offers from Ohio State, Ole Miss, and Alabama.[3]

College career

In his true freshman year at Tennessee, Smith started all twelve games; first at right guard, later at left tackle.[4] For his efforts in the 2017 season, he was named to the All-SEC Second Team.[5]

After starting the first seven games of this sophomore season at left tackle, Tennessee's medical staff discovered blood clots in Smith's lungs and ruled him out indefinitely.[6] The issue had originally been discovered in February of 2018, before the Volunteers' spring practice but thought to have been resolved.[7] Smith missed the remainder of the 2018 season.

Cleared to return for his junior season, Smith was moved to left guard as true freshman Wanya Morris took over as left tackle.[8] After a season where he was named to the All-SEC First Team and speculation that he would declare for the 2020 NFL Draft, Smith announced that he would return to Tennessee for his senior season.[9]

References
  1. "Trey Smith, Tennessee Volunteers, Offensive Guard". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. "Trey Smith - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  3. "Trey Smith, University School Of Jackson , Offensive Tackle". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. Adams, John (November 28, 2017). "UT Vols: Team record shouldn't prevent Trey Smith from being All-SEC". Knoxville News Sentinel. Gannett. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  5. "2017 All-SEC Football Team announced". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  6. Low`, Chris (October 25, 2018). "Vols' Trey Smith has recurrence of blood clots in lungs". ESPN.
  7. Low, Chris (July 31, 2018). "Vols' Trey Smith says he had blood clots in lungs; now cleared to play". ESPN.
  8. Henley, Gene (October 19, 2019). "Wanya Morris, Trey Smith have been offensive line's left-side leaders for Tennessee Vols". Chattanooga Times Free Press.
  9. "Vols' Trey Smith to stay for senior year". wate.com. January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.


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