Tyrell Smith Season 2021

2021: One of eight FBS players entering their seventh season at the same school in 2021 ... Team captain for the third consecutive season in 2021 ... Appeared in all 13 games, starting one at right tackle ... Saw reserve duty at right tackle at West Virginia (9/18) ... Made his first career start vs. Duke (11/13).

2020: Team captain who played in 10 contests ... Primarily saw duty on the punt coverage unit.
 
2019: Was voted a team captain by his teammates … Played in each of the first four games before being sidelined with an injury suffered vs. Duke (9/27) … Eventually received a medical redshirt.
 
2018: Played in all 13 games ... Saw the field in every game for the third consecutive season.
 
2017: Played in all 13 games … Made an appearance against Oklahoma State in the Camping World Bowl (12/28).
 
2016: Appeared in all 14 games.
 
2015: Spent the season redshirting.
 
2014: Enrolled at Tech in January after a semester at prep school … Went through winter workouts and spring practice … Posted a 355-pound bench press and a 405-pound squat in spring max testing.
 
Cushing Academy: Signed with Virginia Tech in 2014, but spent a semester at Cushing Academy in Massachusetts.
 
High School: Played at Don Bosco Prep for Coach Greg Toal ... A 2013 All-New Jersey second-team selection … A first-team all-state selection by the Star-Ledger following his senior season … A second-team all-state choice by MSG Varsity as a senior … Listed as the No. 27 prospect in New Jersey by Rivals coming out of high school … Ranked as the No. 125 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 44 player in his state by 247Sports … Listed as the No. 56 offensive guard in the country by Scout … Ranked as the No. 84 offensive tackle in the country, the No. 140 player in his region and the No. 29 player in the state by ESPN Recruiting Nation.
 
Personal: Son of Fred Smith and Sandra Robinson … Has a younger sister … Graduated with a degree in criminology in 2018 and earned a Master’s degree in instructional technology in 2021 … Spent the spring of 2021 assisting Tech’s strength and conditioning staff.