University of Houston Athletics

As a Junior (2023)

• Dave Campbell’s Texas Football “Texas 10” – No. 6 Best Quarterback
• East-West Shrine Bowl 1,000

• Spent three seasons (2020-22) at Texas Tech
• Played in 21 games
• 231 for 360 ( 64.2 completion %) with 2,686 passing yards and 19 TDs
• 132 rushes for 261 yards and 10 rushing touchdowns
• Threw for 1,505 yards, completing 146 of 221 passes (66.1 completion %)
• 12 passing TDs while playing in 12 games in 2022
• Led Red Raiders with 1,621 yards of total offense in 2022
• In win vs. Houston: 350 passing yards and 2 touchdowns
• In win vs. Texas: 331 passing yards and 2 touchdowns)
• Passed for 359 yards and a pair of scores at eventual Big 12 champion Kansas State
• In 2021, led Red Raiders to a 2-2 record as a starter
• Memorable performance as Most Valuable Player in AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Appeared in 11 games overall, the most by any Red Raider quarterback
• Completed 85 of 138 passes for 1,182 yards
• Seven touchdowns with only two interceptions
• Rushed 57 times for 154 yards and three scores
• Averaged 107.4 passing yards per game
• 229.8 passing yards in games started
• Early in year, utilized in short-yardage situations as a dual-threat option
• Named starter late in year
• Saw more playing time towards the start of conference play
• Saw more time after injury to Tyler Shough
• Limited number of snaps before playing entire second half vs. Oklahoma
• Graded out at 75.9 according to Pro Football Focus
• 75.9 grade ranked sixth overall on offense
• Suffered preseason injury in 2020
• Injury kept him off field for duration of 2020 true freshman season
• Joined Houston in January as mid-year enrollee

• Attended Frenship High School
• Played senior season for Tigers after transfer from Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
• Impressive in one season at Frenship
• Threw for 3,123 yards and 25 touchdowns
• Rushed for 489 yards and 13 touchdowns
• Only eight interceptions on year across 328 pass attempts
• Completed 64.9 percent of his passes
• District 2-6A Co-Offensive Player of the Year
• First Team All-District at quarterback
• Led Frenship to first winning season since 2015
• Push Tigers to first playoff appearance since 2016
• Previously was wide receiver at Bishop Gorman
• 806 receiving yards and eight touchdowns on 49 catches as junior in 2018
• Part of Bishop Gorman program that won its 10th-consecutive state title in 2018
• USA Today All-USA Nevada All-State Team at wide receiver
• Also backup quarterback for Bishop Gorman, one of top programs in country
• Played basketball at Bishop Gorman and at Frenship
• Competed in track and field at Bishop Gorman and Frenship
• Three-star prospect according to Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports
• Third member of the Smith family to play football collegiately
• Older brother, Ryan, was wide receiver at Duke (2013-16)
• Father, DeAndre, was four-year letterwinner at quarterback for Southwest Missouri State
• Father, DeAndre, is Indianapolis Colts' running backs coach

• Nicknames: Smitty or Donny
• Hobbies: gaming, archery, frisbee golf, reading, driving
• Dream job outside of football: CEO of a major company
• Can build you anything you need
• Hidden talent: juggling
• Father, DeAndre Smith is running backs coach for the Indianapolis Colts and played at Missouri State where he had his #1 jersey retired in 2010.
• Brother, Ryan Smith, was a wide receiver at Duke (2013-16)
• Chose UH because it has a great family environment, great city with great food
• One word to describe himself on the field: exciting
• If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: salmon
• His motivation for working hard: the haters
• Highlight of his life: waking up this morning
• Sports hero: DeAndre Smith because he was a baller and a dawg
• Most memorable athletic feat: his first win as the starting quarterback against Iowa State
• Unique fact: can build a PC