Ainias Smith

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Week 0: DNP

HISTORY — from college profile

2022 (sr): Started the first four games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury ... Has caught a pass in 27 consecutive games, dating back to the 2019 LSU game ... Caught six passes for 164 yard, including a pair of touchdown grabs, in the opener against Sam Houston ... Caught four passes for 74 yards in the win over Miami ... Earned the Community Service Award and the Strength & Conditioning Offensive Aggie Award at the annual team banquet. 

2021 (jr): Started all 12 games … Served as a season-long team captain ... Led the Aggies with 47 receptions and six touchdown receptions, ranking second with 509 receiving yards on the season ... Caught a career-high eight passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns, marking his third career multi-touchdown effort, in the 41-10 season-opening win over Kent State … Recorded 19 yards off three catches at Colorado … Hauled in two passes for 16 yards and returned a career-high 78 yards off four punts against New Mexico ... Totaled 35 yards off two catches against Arkansas ... Reached the 1,000 career receiving yards mark from his team-high five receptions for 30 yards performance against Mississippi State ... Hauled in a pair of touchdowns and led the wide outs with six catches for 85 yards in the win over No. 1 Alabama ... Caught two scores in the win at Missouri ... Returned a 95-yard punt to the house against South Carolina ... Earned SEC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against the Gamecocks ... Tallied 44 yards off four catches in the win over No. 12 Auburn ... Recorded five receptions for 77 yards at Ole Miss ... Earned the Offensive Attitude Award and Offensive Skill Award, as well as the Special Teams Most Impactful Award and Top Conditioned Athlete honors at the annual team banquet.

2020 (soph): Played in all 10 games, making six starts ... Led the Aggies with 564 receiving yards off 43 receptions and six touchdowns … Rushed 49 times for 300 yards with four touchdowns on the ground … His 10 combined touchdowns totaled the most on the team … Made the move from receiver to running back prior to the 2019 Texas Bowl ... Made the start and scored his first touchdown on the ground, a 25-yard run to the end zone, and finished the season-opening win over Vanderbilt with 51 yards on 10 carries ... Scored two receiving touchdowns, including a 47 sprint to the end zone and finished the Alabama game with 123 yards on six catches ... This was the first 100-yard game and the first multi-touchdown game of his career ... Caught a 6-yard touchdown pass and added 52 yards on the ground in the win over Mississippi State … rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown and caught six receptions for 67 yards and a touchdown in the win over Arkansas … Earned Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll honors for his performance against the Razorbacks .. Caught three passes for 22 yards and hauled in a touchdown in the 48-3 onslaught at South Carolina … Hauled in three passes for 36 yards in the win over LSU … Made four receptions for 62 yards, along with 36 yards and a touchdown on the ground in the victory at Auburn … Tallied a receiving and rushing touchdown in the win at Tennessee, marking his third multi-touchdown game this season … Caught a game-high six receptions for 125 yards, including a season-long 54 yard reception in the Aggies 41-27 Orange Bowl victory over North Carolina.

2019 (fr): Played in 12 games, making three starts … Saw the field at No. 1 Clemson … Caught six passes for 66 yards and a touchdown against Lamar … Caught a 15-yard touchdown pass, adding one kickoff return for 20 yards against Auburn … Had five receptions for 80 yards, including a 9-yard touchdown grab, in the win over Arkansas … Earned his first start against Alabama, catching two passes for 21 yards … Returned three kickoffs for 49 yards against Mississippi State … Tallied 91 all-purpose yards while in at receiver and on punt and kickoff return against UTSA … Caught three passes for 22 yards, also returning four punts for 53 yards, against South Carolina … Earned the Special Teams Newcomer, Special Teams Impact and Specialist Strength Awards at the annual team banquet.

High school: Coached by John Geist at Dulles High School … Named the Houston area UIL Offensive Player of the Year finalist by the Houston Touchdown Club … As a senior, records a pair of passing touchdowns, 481 rushing yards, 10 scores on the ground, 718 receiving yard and 10 touchdown receptions, a kick return touchdown, three interceptions and a defensive touchdown … Named District Co-MVP following his senior season.