University of Tennessee Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Roster
Trey Smith
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 320
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Tenn.
- High School:
- University School of Jackson
CAREER HONORS
2021 Tennessee Torchbearer Award
2021 NFL Combine Invitee
2021 Senior Bowl Invitee
2020 Second-Team All-American (AFCA, FWAA, Phil Steele)
2020 All-SEC First Team (Coaches, Phil Steele)
2020 SEC Community Service Team
2020 Senior CLASS Award Candidate
2020 Fritz Pollard Trophy Winner
2020 Tennessee Sports HOF Co-Amateur Athlete of the Year
2020 Pat Summitt Ignite Greatness Award Winner
2019 Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Winner
2019 All-SEC First Team (AP & Coaches)
2019 All-SEC Second Team (PFF)
2019 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
SEC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week (10/14/19)
PFF College SEC Offensive Team of the Week (10/14/19)
2018 SEC Community Service Team
2017-18 VOLeaders Academy
2017 Freshman All-American (FWAA, 247Sports)
2017 All-SEC Second Team (Coaches, Phil Steele)
2017 Freshman All-SEC (Coaches)
CAREER
All-American guard and Tennessee graduate who is poised for a promising NFL career following a brilliant four-year career with the Volunteers … Selected to participate in the Senior Bowl in January 2020 … Opted to come back for his senior season to obtain his degree and improve his draft stack … Announced he was returning in a Jan. 9, 2020 press conference … A two-time first-team All-SEC recipient who concluded his career with All-America honors by the American Football Coaches Association and Football Writers Association of America … Sidelined during the offseason in 2018 with blood clots but returned to start the first eight games of 2018 at left guard before another ailment sidelined him indefinitely ... He returned again to lead the Vols back to a bowl in 2019 ... Appeared in 42 games with 41 starts, concluding his career with 22 straight starts … Saw action on over 2,500 career offensive snaps and allowed only one sack in his final two seasons … Came to UT as a heralded recruit in the 2017 signing class, becoming the first Vol true freshman to start at left tackle in over 30 years en route to Freshman All-America honors … Off the field, was a leader in the community, spearheading charity drives and was recipient of the 2019 Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year … Two-time SEC Community Service Team representative.
2020 - SENIOR
Started all 10 games for the Vols at left guard during the unique COVID-19 season and never wavered in participating … Earned second-team All-America status in the process and first-team All-SEC honors for the second straight year … Became Tennessee's first All-America recipient since Derek Barnett was named to the FWAA's Second Team in 2016 … Also was the first Vol offensive lineman to be tabbed a first- or second-team All-American by any outlet since Anthony Parker in 2007 … Played 664 offensive snaps during the season and allowed only one sack … Paved the way and protected for a UT offense that rolled up a season-high 540 yards of total offense at Vanderbilt (12/12) ... Helped the Vols rush for 222 yards at No. 23 Auburn (11/21) on a season-high 79 offensive snaps ... Saw action on 74 offensive snaps at Arkansas (11/7) ... Helped UT rush for 232 yards vs. Missouri (10/3), seeing time on 77 offensive snaps … Earned SEC Community Service Team honors for the second time.
2019 – JUNIOR
Standout offensive lineman who returned from career-threatening injury to capture All-SEC First Team honors in 2019 ... Appeared in all 13 games with 12 starts at left guard ... Captured the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award ... Winner of the inaugural Fritz Pollard Trophy, given to the collegiate player who has exemplified extraordinary courage, community values and exceptional performance on the field ... Did not allow a sack all season … After knocking off the rust early in the season, became one of the nation's top offensive guards in the second half of the year, leading the Vols to six straight victories ... From Week 8 on, was the second-highest graded Power 5 guard in the nation according to PFF … Helped lead UT past Indiana, 23-22, in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (1/2) ... Paved the way for a season-high 297-yard rushing performance against Vanderbilt (11/30) ... Made way for one of the best passing performances in recent history as Jarrett Guarantano recorded 415 passing yards against the sixth-best passing defense in the nation at Missouri (11/23) … Captured SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors following the Missouri win ... Dominated one of the nation's top defensive lines in a 41-21 win over South Carolina to spark the Vols' six-game win streak ... Named SEC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week following Tennessee's 20-10 win over Mississippi State ... Made his first start of the year (LG) and helped pave the way for 242 yards rushing in double-OT loss to BYU (9/7) ... With 2:07 to go in the first quarter, made his season debut at left tackle versus Georgia State after being cleared to play by physicians prior to Week 1.
2018 – SOPHOMORE
Started the first seven games before he was shut down for the rest of the season due to blood clots … Had started 19 consecutive games to start his career before the setback … Started the first seven games of the season at left tackle, including the 30-24 upset at No. 21 Auburn (10/13) where he helped protect quarterback Jarrett Guarantano … Paved the way for Tennessee’s season-best rushing attack (345 yards) against UTEP (9/15) … Member of the SEC Community Service Team that fall.
2017 – FRESHMAN
Started all 12 games for Tennessee as a freshman, collecting All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Freshman Team honors, in addition to Freshman All-America honors from several organizations … Was the only UT offensive lineman to start all 12 games … Became the first Vol true freshman to start at left tackle in over 30 years when he protected the blind side against Southern Miss (11/4) … Led the Vols with 55 knockdowns and finished as the SEC’s top-rated freshman offensive player (80.6) according to PFF … Made first-career start in season opening win over Georgia Tech (9/4) … Played at both guard and tackle positions during the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
A five-star recruit and one of the nation’s top prospects out of University School in Jackson, Tennessee … Member of ESPN 300 ... Ranked No. 5 overall in the nation by 247 and the top player in the state of Tennessee … Earned all-state honors from 2015-17 … Winner of the 2016 Bobby Dodd Award by the Touchdown Club of Atlanta … 2017 Under Armour All-American and 2016 USA Today/American Family Insurance All-USA First Team … 2016 MaxPreps Football All-American First Team Offense … Two-time Tennessee Mr. Football, two-time District Offensive Lineman of the Year and two-time Tennessee Player of the Year.
PERSONAL
Full name is Henry Louis Smith lll … Born on June 16, 1999 … Son of Henry Smith and the late Dorsetta Smith … Made a promise to his late mother that he would obtain his degree, which he did in December 2020 in recreation and sports management … Younger brother of Ashley Smith, who is a member of the athletic department’s senior staff and oversees the VFL program … Active as a speaker to youth groups, elementary schools and organizations … Spearheaded a coat drive for Knoxville Area Rescue Ministry (KARM) during the 2018 season where 1,000 coats were donated over five days because of his efforts ... Recipient of Jim & Natalie Haslam Athletic Scholarship … Helped lead multiple peaceful marches against racial injustice in the summer of 2020 … Took up bike riding as a hobby over the last year … Started playing football in fifth grade … Intends to create a foundation to help communities and create a scholarship in his late mother’s name should he reach the NFL… Recipient of the Bill & Sandy Hamilton Athletics Scholarship Endowment.
