Tre Smith
Tre Smith
Wins his gap play after play. San José State to Arizona — the move that set up everything since. 2023 brought the first one: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Hawai'i — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Mountain West
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jedd Fisch → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Mountain West
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona | 48 | 15 | 7.0 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | San José State | 67 | 31 | 9.5 | 6.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | San José State | 22 | 11 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 144 | 60 | 23.0 | 14.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arizona
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Arizona
Returning around him
- 4 Arizona players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (22 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arizona · Last season: 9-4 (AP #21) · Talent rank #67 · 2026 recruiting class #42
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Tre Smith’s 2023 season.
Matches Tre on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tavion Woodard's junior season at Ball State (2022).
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