University of Wyoming Athletics

UW This Season: An experienced player, Smith will be in the mix to earn carries for the Pokes after a strong spring. He is also a strong special teams player for the Brown and Gold.

2020: Smith was once again a key part of the Cowboy offense in 2020. He appeared in all six games for the Pokes and ranked second on the team in both rushing and touchdowns. He recorded 88 rushes for the season for 488 yards. He averaged 81.3 yards per game and 5.5 yards per rush. He added six touchdowns for the season. He also added three catches for 18 yards. He rushed for a career-high 164 yards against UNLV, as in that contest he also added a touchdown. The following game against New Mexico, Smith rushed for 154 yards with a touchdown and added a season-long 58 yard rush in the game. Against Hawai’i, Smith rushed for 89 yards with a pair of touchdowns.

2019: Smith was off to a strong start before a season ending injury. He played in four games for the Pokes with two starts. He rushed for 227 yards for the season on 44 carries. He averaged 5.2 yards per carry and added three touchdowns. He rushed for 56.8 yards per game. He rushed for a career-high 152 yards on 17 carries against Idaho in a contest that also saw him record two touchdowns. One touchdown included an 80-yard rush, the longest by a Cowboy player for the season. He added a touchdown against Missouri. Smith also added 54 rushing yards at Texas State.

Before UW: Trey Smith played in 32 games for the Louisville Cardinals from 2016-18.  He averaged 5.1 yards per carry for his college career, carrying the ball 82 times for 415 yards.  As a junior in 2018, he rushed for 263 yards on 50 carries, scored four rushing touchdowns and averaged 5.3 yards per carry.  Smith also proved to be an effective receiver out of the backfield his junior season, catching 10 passes for 74 yards.  His best game of 2018 came against Wake Forest as he carried the ball 13 times for 98 yards and scored three rushing touchdowns.  He also had two receptions for 14 yards versus the Demon Deacons.  Smith had a season high 14 carries for 70 yards against Florida State.  He had a season best 31 receiving yards on two receptions vs. Alabama.  He also had three receptions for 25 yards against Virginia. 

High School: In high school, he was selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game.  He was a very versatile football player in high school, playing running back, quarterback and wide receiver.  Football recruiting services rated Smith as one of the top players coming out of the state of Mississippi as a high school senior.  He was rated No. 3 in the “Athlete” category in Mississippi by Scout.com and was rated No. 84 nationally in the “Athlete” category by ESPN.com.  His junior season of high school, Smith rushed for 1,473 yards and 12 touchdowns, caught 39 passes for 491 yards and seven receiving TDs and threw one touchdown pass.  He played for head football coach Bobby Hall at Madison Central High School.  Coming out of high school, he was also recruited by Louisiana Lafayette, Memphis, Mississippi State and Troy. 

Personal: Born Oct. 21, 1995, his parents are Sandra Smith and former Jacksonville Jaguars’ career receiving leader Jimmy Smith.