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Jersey Number 58
Gary Smith III
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Shelbyville, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Shelbyville Central HS / Duke
Bio
Career Highlights
โข 3-time Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll member (last Fall 2024)
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Career Summary
Smith III has played in 38 games and made 13 starts through four seasons at Duke (2020-21) and UCLA (2022-24) โฆ has totaled 72 tackles (30-42-72), 8.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks.
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2024
Did not see game action โฆ missed season with an injuryย ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024.
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2023
Appeared in 10 games ... credited with 21 tackles (8-13-21), 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks ... had multiple tackles in six games ... posted season-high four tackles in games at Utah (Sept. 23) and Arizona (Nov. 14) ... registered 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks in win versus Colorado (Oct. 28) ... had three tackles, 0.5 sacks in games against North Carolina Central (Sept. 16) and at Oregon State (Oct. 14) ... recorded three tackles in the season opener against Coastal Carolina (Sept. 2) โฆ earned Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for winter quarter.
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2022
Played in nine games and made four starts (Stanford, Arizona State, Arizona, USC) ... credited with multiple tackles in seven games ... had a season-high four tackles against Stanford, including 1.0 sacks (Oct. 29) ... also had 1.0 tackles for loss against Bowling Green (Sept. 3) and 0.5 tackles for loss versus Utah (Oct. 8) โฆ earned Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for fall quarter โฆ enrolled at UCLA in Spring 2022 โฆ participated in 2022 spring practices.
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Duke (2020-21)
Played in 19 games and made nine starts through two seasons at Duke โฆ finished his Duke career with 33 tackles (13-20-33), 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks.
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2021 (Duke)
Started all nine games at defensive tackle ... credited with 24 tackles (8-16-24), including 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks ... recorded five tackles against Northwestern (Sept. 10) ... had four tackles against both Kansas (Sept. 24) and North Carolina (Oct. 15) ... had three tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss versus Pittsburgh (Nov. 19) ... made two tackles, including 1.0 sacks versus Virginia (Oct. 1).
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2020 (Duke)
Appeared in 10 contests, missing only one game โฆ totaled nine tackles (5-4-9) โฆ recorded two tackles against Virginia Tech (Nov. 14) and Miami (Nov. 27) โฆ on the field for 148 snaps.
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High School
Prepped at Shelbyville Central High School (Shelbyville, Tenn.) ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals ... No. 89 defensive tackle by ESPN ... compiled 166 tackles and 6.5 sacks over his final two seasons ... four-time all-region honoree and two-time defensive MVP ... all-state selection following senior season ... helped Shelbyville Central to four straight state playoff appearances and a 34-14 record.
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Personal
Son of Telisha Sparrow ... lists his biggest sports thrill as recording his first sack for Duke against rival North Carolina ... lists the defensive lineman Aaron Donald as the athlete he admires most ... hobbies include listening to music, gaming and acting ... his cousin is NBA player Keon Johnson... his aunt, Conswella Johnson, was a two-time All-SEC performer in women's basketball at Auburn ... sociology major.
โข 3-time Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll member (last Fall 2024)
ย
Career Summary
Smith III has played in 38 games and made 13 starts through four seasons at Duke (2020-21) and UCLA (2022-24) โฆ has totaled 72 tackles (30-42-72), 8.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks.
ย
2024
Did not see game action โฆ missed season with an injuryย ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024.
ย
2023
Appeared in 10 games ... credited with 21 tackles (8-13-21), 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks ... had multiple tackles in six games ... posted season-high four tackles in games at Utah (Sept. 23) and Arizona (Nov. 14) ... registered 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks in win versus Colorado (Oct. 28) ... had three tackles, 0.5 sacks in games against North Carolina Central (Sept. 16) and at Oregon State (Oct. 14) ... recorded three tackles in the season opener against Coastal Carolina (Sept. 2) โฆ earned Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for winter quarter.
ย
2022
Played in nine games and made four starts (Stanford, Arizona State, Arizona, USC) ... credited with multiple tackles in seven games ... had a season-high four tackles against Stanford, including 1.0 sacks (Oct. 29) ... also had 1.0 tackles for loss against Bowling Green (Sept. 3) and 0.5 tackles for loss versus Utah (Oct. 8) โฆ earned Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for fall quarter โฆ enrolled at UCLA in Spring 2022 โฆ participated in 2022 spring practices.
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Duke (2020-21)
Played in 19 games and made nine starts through two seasons at Duke โฆ finished his Duke career with 33 tackles (13-20-33), 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks.
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2021 (Duke)
Started all nine games at defensive tackle ... credited with 24 tackles (8-16-24), including 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks ... recorded five tackles against Northwestern (Sept. 10) ... had four tackles against both Kansas (Sept. 24) and North Carolina (Oct. 15) ... had three tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss versus Pittsburgh (Nov. 19) ... made two tackles, including 1.0 sacks versus Virginia (Oct. 1).
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2020 (Duke)
Appeared in 10 contests, missing only one game โฆ totaled nine tackles (5-4-9) โฆ recorded two tackles against Virginia Tech (Nov. 14) and Miami (Nov. 27) โฆ on the field for 148 snaps.
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High School
Prepped at Shelbyville Central High School (Shelbyville, Tenn.) ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals ... No. 89 defensive tackle by ESPN ... compiled 166 tackles and 6.5 sacks over his final two seasons ... four-time all-region honoree and two-time defensive MVP ... all-state selection following senior season ... helped Shelbyville Central to four straight state playoff appearances and a 34-14 record.
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Personal
Son of Telisha Sparrow ... lists his biggest sports thrill as recording his first sack for Duke against rival North Carolina ... lists the defensive lineman Aaron Donald as the athlete he admires most ... hobbies include listening to music, gaming and acting ... his cousin is NBA player Keon Johnson... his aunt, Conswella Johnson, was a two-time All-SEC performer in women's basketball at Auburn ... sociology major.
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