Shemar Smith

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics

Position:
Inside Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
237
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Jackson HS

CAREER
• Concluded his career having played in 34 games, making 21 starts
• Recorded 142 tackles with 10.5 tackles for loss and three sacks. Added five pass breakups, one forced fumble and one interception

2019 (SENIOR)
• Played in and started seven games. Missed the last five games of the season due to injury
• Tallied 40 tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss and one sack. Added one forced fumble, against UCLA, and one quarterback hurry, versus Oklahoma State
• Posted a season-best 12 tackles in the win at UCLA, and recorded a sack
• Followed the game versus UCLA with a nine-tackle effort against Utah, one of which went for a loss
• Had back-to-back five-tackle games against Cal Poly and Stanford. Picked up a TFL versus Cal Poly
• Opened the season with five tackles against Oklahoma State

2018 (JUNIOR)
• Played in all 12 games, making 10 starts
• Totaled 85 tackles - second on the team - with four tackles for loss, one sack, an interception and four pass breakups
• Posted a season-high 12 tackles twice - against California and Oregon. Against the Ducks, also had half a sack
• Finished with 1.5 TFLs, half a sack and six tackles at Washington
• Tallied nine tackles, an interception with a 17-yard return, one pass deflection and a QB hurry at Stanford
• Opened the season with a 7-tackle game at Ohio State
• Totaled back-to-back 8-tackle games at Colorado and at home versus USC. Also had two pass breakups versus the Buffaloes

2017 (SOPHOMORE)
• Played in 10 games, making three starts
• Totaled 14 tackles, including three for a loss, with one sack and one quarterback hurry
• Recorded four tackles against Washington State, with two for a loss, and one sack
• Picked up one tackle for loss against Arizona
• Finished with two tackles twice: at USC and versus Stanford

2016 (FRESHMAN)
• Opened the season as a second-string outside linebacker
• Played in five games before suffering a season-ending knee injury against California
• Finished the season with three tackles
• Recorded two tackles, the first of his career, against Idaho State
• Participated in Spring Ball working his way into the two-deep at outside linebacker
• Signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at Oregon State in February 2016
• Graduated high school early to enroll at Oregon State in March of 2016

JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL
• ESPN three-star recruit
• Rated the No. 45 outside linebacker in the nation by ESPN
• Named First Team All-Dade County and First Team All-District 16-5A after tallying 16 sacks as a senior
• 70 tackles, 18 sacks, three forced fumbles and a defensive touchdown as a junior
• Named the 2014 Miami Defensive Player of the Year
• 2014 Miami Herald First Team All-Dade County

PERSONAL
• Son of Clarence Smith and Laurice Lovett
• Has one daughter, Sha’miya
• Has two brothers, Xavier and Makai, and four sisters, Shameka, CiKyra, Terevia and Shamaria
• First in his family to go to college
• Enjoys playing video games and playing basketball
• Studying sociology