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Anthony Smith

  • Position:
    DL
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-6 / 285
  • Hometown:
    Shippensburg, Pa.
  • High School:
    Shippensburg
  • Years in College / At Minnesota:
    4 / 4
  • Remaining Eligibility Entering 2025 Season:
    2 years
  • Letters:
    3
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
PRONUNCIATION

HONORS:
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2024)

2025 • JUNIOR SEASON: Totaled two tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, .5 sack and one pass breakup against Buffalo • recorded three tackles and had 1.5 sacks against Northwestern State • made two tackles and had one sack at Cal • tallied four tackles, two tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks against Rutgers • started at Ohio State • made two tackles against Purdue and had half of a tackle for loss. 

2024 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in all 13 games, starting three of them • made 27 tackles • led the team with 11.5 tackles for loss and shared the team lead with six sacks • broke up one pass, forced one fumble and blocked one field goal. Game-by-Game: Had one sack and made two tackles against North Carolina • tallied one tackle against Rhode Island • notched one tackle and blocked a field goal against Nevada • made two tackles against Iowa • played at Michigan and started against USC • had five tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack at UCLA • had one tackle against Maryland • broke up one pass, had one sack, recorded 1.5 tackles for loss and made three tackles at Illinois • had five tackles, made one sack and forced one fumble at Rutgers • made four tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack against Penn State • totaled two tackles and had one tackle for loss at Wisconsin • had one sack and two tackles for loss against Virginia Tech. 

2023 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in all 13 games • had 15 tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack • forced two fumbles. Game-by-Game: Competed against Nebraska and Eastern Michigan • made one tackle at North Carolina • registered one tackle at Northwestern • had two tackles against Louisiana • saw action against Michigan • had three tackles at Iowa • had one tackle against Michigan State • made two tackles, had one sack and forced one fumble against Illinois • made one tackle at Purdue • competed at Ohio State • totaled two tackles against Wisconsin • made two tackles, one tackle for loss and forced one fumble against Bowling Green. 

2022: Redshirted • played in two games and made one tackle • made his Minnesota debut and totaled one tackle against New Mexico State • competed against Western Illinois. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Shippensburg High School in Shippensburg, Pa. • wore No. 80 for the Greyhounds • as a senior, helped lead team to an 11-1 record • led team in tackles (64), tackles for loss (12.5) and sacks (9.5) • also played on offense, where he rushed 18 times and scored seven touchdowns • caught 13 passes for 253 yards and three scores • named Mid-Penn First Team and was named the Defensive MVP • as a junior, made 43 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, nine sacks and forced three fumbles • coached by Eric Foust • also threw shot put and discus and was a standout basketball player • four-star recruit according to 247Sports, which listed him as the No. 6 recruit in Pennsylvania and as the No. 29 defensive lineman in his class. 

PERSONAL: Son of Darryl Smith and Heather Sharar • God son of Jeremy and Sharmeica Thomas • has four siblings (Sean Smith, Jeremy Thomas, Jayla Thomas and Jaynee Thomas) • uncle, Jamie Thomas, played college football at Maryland and then played for the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts.
Every Single Down
Tuesday, October 14
1960 National Champs Honored
Monday, October 13
Coach Fleck Previews Nebraska
Monday, October 13
Highlights: Gophers 27, Purdue 20
Saturday, October 11