Chase Smith

Position:
Placekicker
Height:
5-10
Weight:
210
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Eldridge, Iowa
High School:
North Scott

Awards & Honors
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F25)

2025
Played in five games as a backup kicker as a true freshman ... went 2-for-3 on field goals and 12-for-12 on extra points after being pressed into duties due to injuries ... first career action came at Arkansas State where he made his only kick, an extra point ... first career field goal came on a 34-yarder against Arizona ... connected on a career-long 38-yard FG at Colorado ... kicked off 28 times with one touchback.

High School
Prepped at North Scott High School for head coach Kevin Tippet … do-it-all athlete for the Lancers where he set 11 school records … earned First Team Class 4A All-State honors from IFCA, Sports Illustrated and Bound Iowa as a utility player … Class 4A District 3 Punter of the Year … completed 175-of-260 pass attempts (67.3%) as a senior … threw for 2,362 yards and 28 touchdowns, both school records, with only three interceptions … also rushed 61 times for 280 yards and three touchdowns and hauled in an 11-yard touchdown reception … successful on 4-of-6 field-goal attempts, with a long of 42 yards, and punted 21 times for a 36-yard average … chose to walk-on at Iowa State over a scholarship offer from Murray State.