Miami transfer Brashard Smith commits to SMU
Miami athlete Brashard Smith entered the NCAA transfer portal after the Hurricanes season ended. Now, he announced he’s committed to SMU, joining a host of former Hurricanes in Dallas. With Smith in Dallas, SMU can play him all over the field in the offense.
Smith played three seasons with the Hurricanes, making 10 starts over 35 games. He set career highs in receptions and yards last year before a slight drop off this fall. Smith was in Dallas for an official visit this past weekend.
In total, Smith has 69 catches for 770 yards, four touchdowns and 11.2 yards per catch.
This season, Smith lined up at running back, wide receiver and in the return game. That type of versatility caused some coaches and players to compare him to star NFL wideout Tyreek Hill. SMU’s hoping he brings that type of electric play.
“Brashard is a Swiss Army knife, can do everything offensively and can also probably paly defense,” Miami wideout Colbie Young said this fall. “Every time Brashard touches the ball you expect him to take it to the house. He’s very electric, reminds me a little bit of Tyreek Hill.”
In 2023, he rushed nine times for 132 yards and a touchdown while catching 22 balls for 263 yards and two scores. Over 39 kick returns, he’s averaged 25 yards a return. His career-high in average yards per kick return came this season when he averaged 29.0 yards, including a kickoff return for a touchdown against Texas A&M. That was good for fourth nationally among returners for average yards per kickoff return.
As a member of the Class of 2021, Smith was a four-star recruit out of Miami (Fla.) Palmetto, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 27 overall prospect in the state, the No. 28 wide receiver in the class and the No. 181 overall prospect in the class.
Smith keeps SMU’s transfer portal momentum going
Smith joins Arkansas defensive lineman Tank Booker, Texas A&M defensive back Deuce Harmon, Oklahoma offensive lineman Savion Byrd, Ohio State defensive lineman Omari Abor, Oklahoma offensive lineman Nate Anderson, West Virginia defensive tackle Mike Lockhart, Miami EDGE Jahfari Harvey, Georgia defensive lineman Jonathan Jefferson and Oregon wide receiver Ashton Cozart as commitments for SMU from the NCAA Transfer Portal. The window for transfers opened on Dec. 4 and the Mustangs are hard at work hoping to assemble a quality roster for their first season of ACC play in 2024.
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To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.
The portal has been around since Oct. 15, 2018 and the new calendar cycle within the portal begins each August. For example, the 2021-22 cycle started Aug. 1. During the 2020-21 cycle, 2,626 FBS football players entered the transfer portal (including walk-ons). That comes after 1,681 entered during the 2019-20 cycle and 1,709 during the abbreviated 2018-19 cycle. In comparison, 1,833 Division I basketball players entered the portal during the 2020-21 cycle after totals of 1,020 in 2019-20 and 1,063 in 2018-19.
