2017-18 Football Roster

#80 Durham Smythe 2016-17 Football Roster

Height 6'5''

Weight 257 lbs.

Class Fifth Year

Hometown Belton, TX

High School Belton

Bio / Statistics

Started all 12 games for the Irish
Totaled 112 all-purpose yards during the season, including a season-best 41 against Army (Nov. 12) Recorded nine receptions with two against Army for 41 yards (Nov. 12)
Registered four touchdown receptions, including two against Army (Nov. 12)
Other touchdown receptions came off a 12-yard pass against Michigan State (Sept. 17) and an eight-yard pass against Navy (Nov. 5)

Played in three games and started against Texas (Sept. 5), Virginia (Sept. 12) and Ohio State (Jan. 1)
Suffered shoulder and knee injuries in the victory at Virginia that resulted in separate surgeries that forced him to miss the final 10 games of the regular season
Returned to the field in the BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State
Registered three catches for 18 yards, including a seven-yard TD grab on a fake field-goal attempt, against the Cavaliers
Made a single reception in each of his three games played

Played in all 13 games
One of 20 Irish players who made his career debut in the season-opening victory over Rice (Aug. 30)
First career catch was a seven-yard grab at No. 11 Arizona State which was good for a first down

Caught 37 passes for 547 yards and six TDs as senior in 2012 at Belton High School in Belton, Texas Helped Tigers to 6-4 record as senior on team that averaged 31.6 points per game
One of two tight ends on Waco Tribune-Herald Top 50
Rated number two on Waco Tribune-Herald list of Central Texas prospects for 2012
Two-time first-team tight end on Texas District 8-5A squad in 2012 and 2011
Rated sixth tight end nationally by 247Sports and 15th tight end by Rivals
Rivals rates him 40th among state of Texas prospects
Ranked 188th on 247Sports list of top 247 players
Ranked 170th overall and sixth among tight ends on Scout 300 by Scout.com
Texas High School Coaches Association named him to its all-state academic first team for 2012
Caught 22 passes as junior in 2011 for 341 yards and three TDs and also caught three two-point conversion throws
Added eight receptions for 120 yards and two TDs as a sophomore in 2010
Played defensive end as a high school freshman before moving to tight end
Father Roy was offensive lineman on 1980 Baylor Southwest Conference champion football squad
Played for coach Rodney Southern
Son of Roy and Terri Smythe
Graduated in May 2017 with a degree in sociology from the College of Arts and Letters