Naval Academy Athletics

• At  Navy: A starter in 3 games during his career (0 Fr // 3 So) ... enters the fall second on the depth chart ... has earned one varsity letter.

• 2025: A starter in 3 of the 9 games in which he’s played this fall ... part of an offensive unit that allowed QB Blake Horvath to record a school-record 469 yards of total offense (399 pass, 130 rush) against Air Force, while Eli Heidenreich caught 3 touchdown passes and became the first player in program history to top 200 yards receiving with 243 yards on the day ... Heidenreich also broke the school record for career touchdowns, while tying the program record with is 3 receiving TDs ... recorded his first-collegiate tackle, combining with Brandon Chatman to take down Plae Wyatt who intercepted a Blake Horvath pass against Rice ... made his first-collegiate start in Navy’s victory over UAB in the American opener ... his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against VMI.

• 2024: Did not see any varsity action.

• High School / Personal: A 2024 graduate of Deer Creek High School in Edmond, Okla., ... Was named First-Team All-Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference selection his senior year and was also named the District 6A-II-2 Co-Offensive Lineman of the year ... First-Team Big All-City selection and 6A All-Star his senior year ... high school teammate, Denver Hanna, is a redshirt senior defensive lineman at Tulsa ... high school teammate, Bryson Rouse, is a redshirt junior safety at Tulsa ... grandfather, James Smith, was an offensive lineman on the East Central (Okla.) University football team ... father, Brad, was a four-year member (1994-97) of the Tulsa football team and was a high school teammate of Navy head football coach Brian Newberry ... mother, Keri, was a member of the Tulsa women’s basketball team ... sister, Emalee, graduated from the University of the Ozarks where she played guard on the women’s basketball team ... son of Brad and Keri Smith ... majoring in quantitative economics.