Caleb Smith

Photo by: Tomas Redondo

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
255
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Inglewood, Calif.
High School:
Santa Monica HS

Career Highs

Tackles: 7 - twice (last vs. New Mexico, 10/13/18)
TFL: 2.0 - New Mexico, 10/13/18
Sacks: 1.0 - 4 times (last vs. New Mexico, 10/13/18)

2018 (RS-Senior): Played in all 12 games and started 7, tying for sixth on the team with a career-high 37 tackles (17 solo), 2.0 sacks (-17 yds.) among 5.0 tackles for loss (-33) ... added 2 pass breakups, 3 QB hurries and 1 forced fumble ... finished career with 44 tackles (23 solo), 7.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, 2 pass breakups 1 forced fumble and 3.0 quarterback hurries.

Logged 3 tackles (1 solo, 2 assisted) vs. Colorado in Denver (Sept. 1).
Had 3 tackles (2 solo, 1 assisted) in win over Arkansas (Sept. 8).
Posted career-high 7 tackles vs. Illinois State (Sept. 22)
Had 2 tackles, including a sack, and 2 pass breakups in win at San Jose State (Oct. 6).
Forced New Mexico RB Tyrone Owens to fumble, recovered by LB Tre Thomas, leading to an early touchdown for the Rams against New Mexico (Oct. 13) on Homecoming ... tied his career high with 7 tackles, including 2.0 TFLs.
Made 5 tackles vs. Wyoming (Oct. 26).
Had 4 tackles, 1.0 TFL and 1 quarterback hurry on senior day vs. Utah State (Nov. 17).

2017 (Junior): Played in nine games at linebacker, recording seven tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.

Recorded his first career sack in the win at Utah State (Oct. 7).
Tallied a then-career-high three tackles, including a tackle for loss, in win over San Jose State (Nov. 18).

2016 (Sophomore): Did not play; spent the season as a varsity reserve.

2015 (Redshirt): Redshirted during his first season at CSU.

2014 (Santa Monica College): Played his freshman season at Santa Monica (Calif.) College... Earned second-team all-conference honors while recording 44 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in 11 games for the Corsairs... Helped Santa Monica to an undefeated conference record (7-0) and championship.

High School:

Is a 2014 graduate of The City College Honors Preparatory Academy in Inglewood, Calif.
Also lettered in basketball.

Personal: Born March 7, 1995 in Inglewood, Calif. ... Parents are John and Rachel Smith... Has two older brothers, Joshua and Darrin... Joshua played football at New Mexico State... earned his bachelor's degree in communication studies, with a minor in criminal justice, in Dec. 2018.