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2021 Football Roster

46 Deven Smith

  • Position Tight End / Long Snapper
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 230
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wichita Falls, Texas
  • Prev School Rider HS
  • Major Business Management

Biography

At Midwestern State

Senior (2021)

competed in five games serving as a reserve tight end and primary long snapper... made three receptions for 31 yards for an overage of 10.3 yards per catch... made two catches for 20 yards with a season long 15-yard reception at Central Washington (10/2)... made one catch for 11 yards and made one tackle on special teams in an 35-17 win at No. 17 Angelo State (9/18)...

Junior (2020)1

competed in two games during the abbreviated spring campaign... returned a kick for 14 yards during MSU's 45-34 win over Texas A&M-Kingsville (3/6)... also saw action at UT Permian Basin (3/27)...

Sophomore (2019)

competed in each of MSU's 11 games making one start at linebacker... ninth on team with 35 tackles including 17 solo stops, three tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries... made season-high nine tackles including 2.5 tackles for a loss of nine yards in first collegiate start in a 70-35 win over Texas A&M-Kingsville (10/19)... credited with six tackles -- five solos -- at Texas A&M-Commerce (10/12)... made four solo stops with two quarterback hurries in a 28-13 win over Western New Mexico (11/9)...

Redshirt Freshman (2018)

competed in five games as a reserve linebacker and long snapper... finished season with seven tackles including five solo stops with three on special teams... had season-high four tackles at Texas A&M-Kingsville (10/13)... made two tackles against Humboldt State (9/1)...

Freshman (2017)

served redshirt season...

At Rider High School

a two-year starters for coach Marc Bindel at Rider High School in Wichita Falls, Texas... finished senior campaign with 53 tackles including three for a loss, an interception, a fumble recovery and one defensive touchdown in his first season at linebacker to earn first-team All-District 5-5A honors as a senior in 2016... helped Raiders to a bi-district showing in the Texas UIL Class 5A-II playoffs in 2016 ... led the Raiders to the area round of the postseason in 2015 with a 7-5 record as a first-team All-District 5-5A selection as a junior quarterback passing for 1,853 yards and 15 touchdowns... earned Times Record News Red River 22 in football and was a Red River Diamond 22 selection in baseball as a senior... a standout on the baseball diamond earning District 5-5A Offensive MVP honors as a senior in 2017 and was a first-team, all-district performer as a outfielder as a junior in 2016... Rider High's leading hitter as a senior hit .430 (40-of-93) at the plate as the team's primary third baseman...

Personal

son of Toby and Kristy Smith...

1 The 2020 football season was delayed to the spring of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 45

    2017Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 210 lbs
    45
  • 46

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 210 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2019Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'2" 225 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2020Junior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 225 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2021Senior

    Tight End / Long Snapper
    6'2" 230 lbs
    46