Herman Smith III

Arizona

Nov 1 (Sat)

TBA

AT COLORADO
2024 (Sr.)

Played in all 12 regular season games during the 2024 season primarily on special teams.
Finished the season with five tackles and three unassisted tackles.
Had the sixth most special teams plays on the team with 162 snaps between four different special teams groups: kickoff, kick return, punt return, and punt coverage.

TRANSFER RANKINGS

247 Sports lists him with a transfer rating of .8500. He is ranked as the No. 1,032 overall player and the No. 105 safety in the portal (as of July 27, 2024).
Comes to Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with two years to play one.

AT IDAHO STATE (2023)

Played in eight games in his one season at Idaho State.
He finished the season with 21 total tackles, one for a loss, and two pass breakups.
Had a season best eight tackles against Utah State.

AT JACKSON STATE (2021-22)

Played in 21 games across two seasons at Jackson State with Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders.
Finished his time with 33 total tackles, one for a loss, one sack, one interception, six pass deflections, and one forced fumble.
His sophomore season in 2022 saw him make 26 total tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss, four pass deflections, and one forced fumble.
He saw the field for nine games as a true freshman, making seven total tackles and two pass deflections.

HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS

A three-star prospect by 247 Sports.
247 Sports ranked him as the No. 67 athlete in the class and No. 84 player from California.
247 Composite ranked him as the No. 1,425 player nationally, the No. 111 athlete, and No. 122 player from California.

AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL

Played for head coach David Dunn at Lincoln high school in California.
His senior season he played both sides of the ball and finished with 15 tackles, two interceptions, 318 rushing yards, 580 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.