Matt Smith — Tight End #80, Sam Houston

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RosteredMatt Smith (TE) officially transferred from Duke University to University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Last updatedNov 10, 2026, 1:13 AM

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2024 (Graduate Student at UMass) Appeared in six games on the year Tallied 38 yards on three receptions, all at Toledo (9/7) Had a career-long 17-yard reception at Toledo (9/7) 2023 (Redshirt Senior at UMass) Saw action in three contests 2022 (Redshirt Junior at Duke) Appeared in 11 games, missing the Northwestern and Miami contests 2021 (Redshirt Sophomore at Duke) Played in season-opener at Charlotte before suffering a season-ending knee injury during the game 2020 (Redshirt Freshman at Duke) Played in six games against Virginia, Virginia Tech, Charlotte, Georgia Tech, Miami and Florida State 2019 (Freshman at Duke) Did not see game action

Hometown

🏴󠁵󠁳󠁭󠁡󠁿Needham, MA

High schoolNeedham HS / Rhode Island / UMass / Duke

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Career path

Transferred
Matt Smith (TE) officially transferred from University of Rhode Island to Sam Houston State University
EnteredPortal · 1/2/26, 7:00 AM
Matt Smith (TE) officially entered the transfer portal · from University of Rhode Island

Career stats

YR	SCHOOL	GP	GS	OFF SNAPS	PROD	REC	YDS	YPR	REC TD
2026	Sam Houston State University	8	3	132	Med.	5	33	6.6	0
2025	University of Rhode Island	14	1	--	Low	3	13	4.3	1
2024	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	6	0	104	Med.	3	38	12.7	0
2023	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	3	0	--	--	0	0	0.0	0
2022	Duke University	11	0	72	--	0	0	0.0	0
2021	Duke University	1	0	--	--	0	0	0.0	0
2020	Duke University	6	0	--	--	0	0	0.0	0
Career		49	4	308	Low	11	84	7.6	1