2023 Football Roster

79 Jaydan Smith

  • Position Offensive Line
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 300
  • Class R-Sr.
  • Experience 4L
  • Hometown Buda, Texas
  • Highschool Hays
  • Major Interdisciplinary Studies

Biography

2023 (Redshirt senior)
Played in 12 games … Saw most of his time on punt coverage and field goal/extra-point … Also played 27 snaps at left guard and 7 at right guard.

2022 (Redshirt junior)
Played in all 12 games, mostly on special teams … 46 snaps on field/extra-point … 11 snaps at guard (10 at LG, 1 at RG) on offense in the Sun Belt opener at JMU on Oct. 1.

2021 (Redshirt sophomore)
Played in all 12 games, including 5 starts … Started first 3 games of the season and the last 2 ... 341 total snaps, including 291 on offense and 50 on field goal/extra-point ... 284 snaps at left guard ... Also saw time at right guard.

2020 (Redshirt sophomore)
Played in first 4 games of the season ... 171 snaps ... 135 snaps at left guard, 12 at right guard and 2 at right tackle ... 22 snaps on field goal/extra-point ... Season-high 76 snaps (73 on offense, 3 special teams) at Boston College on Sept. 26 ... 
 
2019 (Redshirt freshman)
Played in 7 games as an offensive lineman … Made 4 starts at left guard in the final 4 games of the season ... 215 snaps at left guard ... 217 snaps total, including 2 on field goal/extra-point.
 
2018 (Freshman)
Sat out the season as a redshirt.
 
High School
Was a two-year varsity letterman for football … played for coach Neal LaHue … named All-District 25-6A First Team offensive lineman as a senior … named to Academic All-District team … also lettered in basketball … named Academic All-State Honorable Mention basketball team.
 
Personal
Born April 7, 2000 … son of Ernie and Shawn Smith.

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 79

    2018Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 240 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 240 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 260 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 305 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 300 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 300 lbs
    79