Trey Smith
DE · Junior
6'4" · 266 lbs · Defense
Background
- Hometown
- Apopka, Fla.
- Previous school
- Illinois
Recruiting
No recruiting profile matched — he transferred in from Illinois.
2026 season
defensive
Season by season
2025tap to read
• Appeared in all 12 games with two starts • Totaled 15 tackles and a sack • Had three tackles vs. Illinois (Oct. 4) • Recorded his first collegiate sack vs. Rutgers (Oct. 25)
2024tap to read
• Appeared in nine games on defense • Totaled two tackles for the season • Recorded a tackle-for-loss at Michigan State (Nov. 22)
2023tap to read
• Played in two games and redshirted the season • Made collegiate debut in a win at Maryland (Oct. 14)
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2025 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Appeared in all 12 games with two starts
• Totaled 15 tackles and a sack
• Had three tackles vs. Illinois (Oct. 4)
• Recorded his first collegiate sack vs. Rutgers (Oct. 25)
2024 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Appeared in nine games on defense
• Totaled two tackles for the season
• Recorded a tackle-for-loss at Michigan State (Nov. 22)
2023 / AS A FRESHMAN (AT ILLINOIS)
• Played in two games and redshirted the season
• Made collegiate debut in a win at Maryland (Oct. 14)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals
• Position ranks: #57 (247), #71 (On3), #105 (ESPN)
• State ranks: #99 (247), #105 (On3), #133 (ESPN)
• Played for his father and head coach Aaron Sheppard at Ocoee High School
• Led the region in sacks
• All-metro first team
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Calvin Jeremiah Smith
• Parents: Aaron and Amanda Sheppard
• Sibling: Autumn and Aria Sheppard, and Micah Budd
• Major: Hospitality and Tourism Managment