Clayton Smith

Position:
DL
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Height:
6-4
Weight:
245
Hometown:
Queen City, Texas
High School:
Texas HS

Season	GP-GS	UT	AT	Total	TFL	Sacks	INT	FF	FR	PBU
2021	4-0	1	2	3	0.5-2	0-0	0-0	0	1-0	0
Career	4-0	1	2	3	0.5-2	0-0	0-0	0	1-0	0

2021
Played in four games and totaled three tackles, 0.5 tackle for loss and a fumble recovery … registered a solo tackle vs. Texas Tech (10/30) … tallied an assisted tackle vs. Western Carolina (9/11) … recorded 0.5 TFL and recovered a fumble in season opener vs. Tulane (9/4).

HIGH SCHOOL
A five-star recruit by Rivals and a four-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN ... a consensus top-100 national recruit ... rated as the nation’s No. 23 overall player by Rivals, No. 49 by 247Sports and No. 84 by ESPN ... regarded by 247Sports as the country’s No. 3 weakside defensive end ... ranked as the No. 2 outside linebacker by Rivals and No. 9 by ESPN ... the No. 5 player in Texas by Rivals, No. 6 by 247Sports and No. 15 by ESPN ... touted as the No. 10 Texas prospect in the class of 2021 by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football ... a 2021 All-American Bowl invitee ... a 2020 MaxPreps first-team all-state honoree as a linebacker ... logged 53 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and 29 quarterback hurries as a senior in 2020 for 11-1 Tigers (advanced to second round of 5A D-II Playoffs) ... also recorded 13 catches for 184 yards and six touchdowns (and one rushing TD) as a senior ... a first-team all-district selection at defensive end as a junior in 2019 when he compiled 94 tackles, 20 sacks, eight forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries ... caught 10 passes for 237 yards and six TDs his junior season ... registered 57 tackles, two sacks and a pair of forced fumbles as a sophomore in 2018 ... a three-sport athlete who also competed in basketball and in the high jump for the track and field team ... selected OU over Florida State, LSU, Oregon, Texas and others.

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2021 ... major is undecided.