Montreze Smith Jr.

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
5-11
Weight:
204
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Carrollton, Ga.
High School:
Carrollton
Prev School:
Austin Peay

Awards & Honors
Stats Perform FCS Freshman All-American (2025)
FCS Football Central All-American (2025)
UAC Freshman of the Year (2025)
First Team All-UAC (2025)
Stats Perform Jerry Rice Award Finalist (2025)
Two-time UAC Freshman of the Week (2025)

2025 (at Austin Peay)
Saw action in 12 games, making 10 starts … Stats Perform Jerry Rice Award Finalist … Stats Perform FCS Freshman All-American … FCS Football Central All-American … UAC Freshman of the Year … First Team All-UAC … Two-time UAC Freshman of the Week … finished season with 74 tackles, including 8.5 for loss … had four sacks, three interceptions and one forced fumble … notched double-digit tackles in three games … had 12 tackles and two interceptions against North Alabama … recorded 10 tackles against Abilene Christian and Southern Utah … finished with five tackles and an interception against Samford … spent spring of 2025 at Western Kentucky after transferring from Duke following 2024 season.

2024 (at Duke)
Redshirted … played in four games … made one tackle against Elon in season opener.

High School
Played at Carrollton High School for head coach Joey Kind … three-star prospect by all major recruiting services … ranked as No. 23 inside linebacker nationally by ESPN … four-year letterwinner, helping CHS to a 46-7 record and four-straight playoff appearances … had 218 tackles, 32 for loss, and six pass breakups during career.