EJ Smith

NEVADA CAREER JUNIOR (2025): Started all seven games in which he appeared before suffering a season-ending injury ... Finished with 29 tackles, including 1.5 tackles-for-loss, and two interceptions (second on the team) ... Had two tackles at No. 2/3 Penn State (Aug. 30) ... Made four tackles (two solo) against Sacramento State (Sept. 6) ... Picked off a pass and returned it 14 yards while making two tackles against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 13) ... Intercepted another pass, returning it for 16 yards, and made four tackles at Western Kentucky (Sept. 20) ... Made season-high eight tackles at Fresno State (Oct. 4) ... Forced a fumble, made a tackle-for-loss among his six tackles at New Mexico (Oct. 18) ... Made three tackles against Boise State, which was his final game of the campaign (Oct. 24). PRIOR TO NEVADA Played two seasons at Cerritos College under head coach Dean Grosfeld … Intercepted six passes and made 111 tackles over two seasons (19 games) at Cerritos … Made 57 tackles (34 solo) with 2.5 tackles-for-loss while intercepting three passes in 2024 … Opened his collegiate career with 54 tackles, 3.5 TFL, one sack, and three interceptions in 2023 … At Warren High School, made 108 tackles with 10.5 TFL as a senior in 2022 … Made a combined 184 tackles and 17.5 TFL over his three-year varsity career … Father is Chrishon Tiffith.