Michael Smith

2024-25 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll Tight end who spent just over a year in Columbia… joined the program in the summer of 2024 and left the team midway through the 2025 season… entered his name in the transfer portal. 2025 (Sophomore) Second-year tight end… did not participate in the spring due to a shoulder injury… appeared in four contests over the first five games including a start against Vanderbilt… caught two passes for 20 yards with one catch each against Virginia Tech and South Carolina State… left the team at mid-season. 2024 (Freshman) True freshman tight end who did not join the team until the summer but quickly found his way into early playing time… saw action in 12 of 13 games making seven starts… caught 10 passes for 106 yards and a touchdown… started the season opener against Old Dominion… along with LT Josiah Thompson, became the first true freshmen to start a season opener for the Gamecocks since 2019… started three of the first four and six of the first eight games… best game came in Week 2 when he set season highs with three catches for 44 yards including a season-long 36-yard reception at Kentucky… had a 25-yard catch at Oklahoma… lone touchdown reception came late in the Missouri contest… named to the 2024-25 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL Tight end who graduated from Savannah (Ga.) Calvary Day School in 2024… led the Cavaliers to a 13-1 record and a spot in the Class 3A state semifinals as a senior… caught 28 passes for 638 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2023… as a junior, in 2022 caught 24 passes for 601 yards and 12 TDs… helped the Cavaliers go 11-1 and make the quarterfinals of Georgia’s AAA playoffs… was a two-way player as a sophomore in 2021… earned Region 3-A Private first-team honors as a tight end… caught 42 passes for 684 yards and nine touchdowns… helped Calvary Day post a 12-1 record while making the playoffs… also played basketball… was on the Calvary Day squad that won a regional title his sophomore season. PERSONAL Michael A. Smith was born Nov. 7, 2005… is a public relations major.