Smith Snowden

SNOWDEN QUICK HITS Has played in 35 career games with 23 starts. Voted by his teammates as the 2025 recipient of the 22 Forever Memorial Scholarship. 2025: Started all 12 regular season games on defense, plus twice on offense (1 RB, 1 WR). All-Big 12 Second Team Led the cornerbacks room with 37 tackles, adding 2.0 TFL. Team-best 11 passes defended (9 PBU, 2 INT) landed him in tie for fourth-most in the Big 12. Offensive totals include eight carries for 40 yards (1 TD) and 13 catches for 57 yards. Set a career-best with seven tackles (0.5 TFL) during the comeback win over K-State. Contributed two PBU in each of the wins over West Virginia, ASU and Colorado. Made interceptions against Cincinnati (24 yards) and at Kansas (17 yards). Named the Paul Hornung Award National Player of the Week after the UCLA game, totaling 85 all-purpose yards (15 rush, 51 receiving, 19 KR). His six catches at UCLA led the team for the night. Preseason Watch Lists: Chuck Bednarik Award, Paul Hornung Award. 2024: Played in all 12 games, with 11 starts at nickel back. Contributed 48 total tackles (4.0 TFL), including a five-game streak of at least five stops. Also defended 10 passes (2 INT, 8 PBU), and forced one fumble. Added kick return duties the final four games, running seven kicks back for 187 yards. His 10 PD tied Snowden for ninth in the Big 12 during the regular season. Led the team with 9.0 third-down stops, with 2.0 each coming at Oklahoma State and Colorado. Career-best six tackles came in three games, including Iowa State (1.0 TFL), Utah State (1.0) and Colorado. Reset his single-game best with 2.0 TFL vs. Southern Utah. Three pass breakups at Oklahoma State were the most by a Ute since 2022. First career interception came at Utah State. Put an exclamation on the regular season finale at UCF with a 13-yard pick six. Career-best three kick returns netted 83 yards (long 36) vs. BYU. 2023: Saw action in 11 games, both on defense and special teams. Seven tackles on the season, with a season-best three in the win over Arizona State. High School: Four-star recruit out of Skyridge HS. Rated the No. 4 recruit in the state of Utah and the No. 30 defensive back in the country on 247Sports. 2022 Deseret News Mr. Football. 2022 MaxPreps Utah Football Player of the Year. Three-time All-State first-team selection. Three-time All-Region first-team, earning Region 4 Defensive MVP in 2022 Helped Skyridge to the 6A state championship in 2022. Finished his high school career with 16 interceptions and 26 passes defended. Recorded 28 tackles, six interceptions (two pick-sixes) and 14 pass breakups his senior year. Had four interceptions, eight passes defended and two fumble recoveries as a junior, adding 18 total tackles (1.0 TFL). Recorded 36 total tackles (1.0 TFL) as a sophomore, adding six interceptions and 10 passes defended. Also competed in track and field, running a sub-11.00 in the 100-meters.