Tamaurice Smith

Position:
DB
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Mobile, Ala.
Prev School:
St. Paul's Episcopal HS

Career
Returns for his second year after a redshirt season in 2017 … Has four years of eligibility remaining.

Honors (Academic/Athletic)
2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Dean’s List for the 2017 fall semester ... Tiger 3.0 Club for the 2017 fall semester.

2017 (Freshman)
Redshirted … Member of 2017 squad that went 10-3, won The American West Division title (7-1 league record) and played in The American Championship Game … Squad earned the program’s first Liberty Bowl bid and played in the hometown’s postseason classic.

High School
Two-way player (DB/RB) for head coach Steve Mask at St. Paul’s Episcopal School … Top-65 player in the state of Alabama by 247Sports.com (No. 59) and ESPN.com (No. 61) … ESPN.com rates him the nation’s No. 141 CB … As a senior, had 50 tackles and six INT on defense … Also rushed for 579 yards and 19 TD in 2016 … 2016 honors included: Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) Class 5A All-State first team and al.com’s Mobile/All-Coastal Alabama Team … Helped lead the Saints to a 9-4 overall record and an Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Class 5A state playoffs berth … Team advanced to the AHSAA Class 5A state playoffs quarterfinal round … Member of the 2014 and 2015 St. Paul’s teams that won consecutive AHSAA Class 5A championships … As a junior, collected 78 tackles, five INT, four PBU and a blocked punt … Also forced a fumble and had two fumble recoveries in 2015 … Comes from same high school program as current Memphis linebacker Bryce Huff.

Personal
Son of Felicia Williams ... Birthday is November 12 ... Business economics major.