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Trent Smith

Weight: 243

Position: TE

College: Oklahoma

Drafted: Pick 9 of the 7th round by Baltimore
Analysis
Positives: Good open field runner with the quickness needed to stretch the defense... Gets a clean release off the line and knows how to avoid the defender working in the short area...Decent route runner with the ability to spot the seam in the zone defense...Does a good job of looking the ball in, maintaining concentration, even with defenders draped on him...Uses his good leaping ability to compete for the ball...Shows fluid lateral agility and is especially effective on curls, flats and underneath option routes...Will line up in the slot to gain advantage on the defender with his acceleration...Makes proper adjustments on the ball when on the move...Shows good form blocking upfield, getting decent hand placement to steer the cornerbacks wide.
Negatives: Does not play with toughness and aggression...More quick than fast, lacking an explosive burst out of his stance...Appears a little stiff in his hips attempting to break off his routes...Can find the soft spot in the zone, but does not have good separation speed...Has good hands, but tends to body catch...Inconsistent blocker who gets rocked back on his heels in pass protection (better blocker on the move or upfield)...More of a straight-line runner, lacking the hip swerve to elude...Shows decent hand placement as a blocker, but does not have the power to jolt and stalk.
Career Notes
The John Mackey Award finalist and All-American selection as a junior, Trent provided the team with an inviting target working out of the slot...He established school season-records for receiving in 2001...Shattered school career-records with 154 receptions for 1445 yards (9.4 avg) and 16 touchdowns, topping the previous marks of 114 catches by Eddie Hinton (1966-68) and 13 scores by Keith Jackson (1984-87)...His 1445 yards rank sixth on the Sooners' all-time record list.
2002 Season

Associated Press All-Big Twelve Conference first-team selection...Started every game, leading the team for the second-straight year with 46 receptions for 396 yards (8.6 avg) and five touchdowns...Recorded 4 tackles (3 solos) on special teams.

Finalist for the John Mackey Award, given to the nation's top tight end...All-American second-team selection by The Sporting News...All-Big Twelve Conference second-team choice by the Associated Press, Big 12 Coaches, Dallas Morning News and Fort Worth Star-Telegram...Team Offensive MVP...Led the nation's tight ends in receptions, receptions per game and receiving yards...Set OU's single-season record for receptions with 61, eclipsing the 33-year-old mark of 60 set by Eddie Hinton in 1968...Gained 564 yards (9.2 avg) and led the team in touchdown catches with six.

All-Big Twelve Conference honorable mention by the league's coaches and the Associated Press..Started every game, except vs. Oklahoma State...Finished with 29 receptions for 310 yards (10.7 avg) and three touchdowns.

Named Freshman All-American third-team by The Sporting News...Started the final seven games, catching 18 passes for 175 yards (9.7 avg) and a pair of touchdowns...His best games were vs. Notre Dame (our catches, 49 yards and a score) and Texas A&M (three catches, 30 yards and a touchdown).

Redshirted as a freshman.

33 3/4 9 3/8 32 4.84 2.84 1.76 16 35 1/2 9'10" 4.37 7.23

1999 12 07 18 175 9.7 2 26 1.50 14.58

2000 13 12 29 310 10.7 3 50 2.23 23.85

2001 12 12 61 564 9.2 6 28 5.08 47.00

2002 14 14 46 396 8.6 5 28 3.29 28.29

TOTAL 51 45 154 1445 9.4 16 50 3.02 28.33

2000 2 0 2 0 0

2001 3 1 2 0 0

2002 4 3 1 0 0

TOTAL 9 4 5 0 0