2015 Football Roster
Smith, Caleb
Jersey Number 10
Caleb Smith
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kent, Wash.
- High School:
- Kentridge HS
Bio
OVERVIEW
- 16 career starts
- The most established tight end in the program is in line to have a productive season
- Started seven games in double tight end sets as a co-starter with Connor Hamlett
- Registered four receptions for 46 yards in the season opener against Portland State
- Matched his season-high four catches for 67 yards and a touchdown at Colorado
- Took on a more substantial role as the second tight end
- Played in 12 games, starting nine
- Suffered an injury early in the Stanford game and missed the USC game as a result
- Finished the season with 25 receptions for 343 yards and four touchdowns
- Set career-high numbers with five receptions for 85 yards at Oregon
- Scored twice against Colorado
- Enrolled at Oregon State in March of 2012, what would have normally been his final term of high school and was able to participate in the spring practice session
- Earned the second-string tight end role receiving considerable action in ‘heavy’ formations
- One of five true freshmen to play for the Beavers in 2012
- Four-year letterman and three-year starter for the Chargers
- Rivals four-star athlete; rated as the No. 11 tight end in the country and No. 7 overall prospect in Washington
- South Puget Sound North League All-Purpose Player of the Year for 2011 and first team tight end
- Tacoma News Tribune and Associated Press First Team all-state
- National Underclassmen Combine Second Team All-American
- Tacoma News Tribune Western Hot 100 member
- 2011 Seattle Times Preseason All-State team
- One of 22 players on the 2012 Seattle Times’ “Red Chip” list (top prospects in the state)
- Caught 37 passes for 570 yards as a senior and rushed for 425 yards scoring 11 touchdowns
- Played quarterback until midway through his junior year
- Born April 6, 1994 in Sandy, Ore.
- Son of James and Karen Smith
- Has two sisters, Abbey and Hannah
- Lists Rob Gronkowski as his favorite athlete
- Expects to graduate with a degree in liberal studies with an option in new media communications in spring 2016
Oregon State Football Press Conference: Head Coach Trent Bray (Sept. 8, 2025)
Monday, September 08
Oregon State Football Interviews: September 3, 2025
Wednesday, September 03
Oregon State Football Interviews: September 2, 2025
Tuesday, September 02
Oregon State Football Press Conference: Head Coach Trent Bray (September 1, 2025)
Monday, September 01
