Kelvin Smith

Photo by: Rick Yeatts Photography

Position:
TE
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 254
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Spring, TX
High School:
Dekaney HS

Career:
Finished his career with 77 catches for 705 yards and three touchdowns in 47 career appearances

2019:
• Was on the watch list for the Mackey Award
• Member of the team's leadership council
• Appeared in 11 games with seven starts and finished with 14 catches for 93 yards.
• Caught one pass for six yards vs. UAB on 11/30
• Caught two passes for nine yards at Rice on 11/23
• Caught four passes for 29 yards at Charlotte on 10/26
• Caught two passes for 17 yards in the win vs. Middle Tennessee on 10/19
• Caught one pass for 10 yards in the win vs. UTSA on 9/21
• Caught two passes for nine yards at California on 9/14
• Made his season debut and caught two passes for 13 yards at SMU on 9/7

2018:
• Was on the John Mackey and Hornung Award watch lists
• Member of the team’s leadership council
• Finished with 29 catches for 269 yards and a touchdown through 13 games
• Had two catches for 11 yards vs. Utah State in the New Mexico Bowl on 12/15
• Made three catches for 21 yards and a touchdown in the regular season finale, a win at UTSA on 11/24
• Caught one pass for 15 yards in the win on 11/15 vs. Florida Atlantic
• Had one catch for eight yards at Old Dominion on 11/10
• Made one catch for 13 yards in the homecoming win on 10/27 vs. Rice
• Caught one pass for five yards at UAB on 10/20
• Had three catches for 25 yards in the win vs. Southern Miss on 10/13
• Made three catches for 23 yards on 10/6 in the win at UTEP
• Caught two passes for nine yards in the win at Liberty on 9/22
• Had five catches for 60 yards in the win at Arkansas on 9/15
• Made five catches for 38 yards on 9/8 in the win vs. Incarnate Word
• Caught five passes for 38 yards in the win vs. SMU on 9/1 to open his redshirt junior season

2017:
• Finished with 27 catches for 264 yards in 14 appearances, 12 of which were starts
• Caught three passes for 22 yards in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on 12/16 vs. Troy
• Caught two passes for eight yards in the C-USA Championship Game at Florida Atlantic on 12/2
• Had two grabs for 17 yards at Rice on 11/25 in a win
• Made two catches for 24 yards on 11/18 against Army West Point in a win
• Caught one pass for six yards in the win on 11/11 vs. UTEP
• Had two grabs for 13 yards on 11/4 in the win at La Tech
• Made three catches for 37 yards in the win vs. Old Dominion on 10/28
• Had one catch for seven yards on 10/21 at Florida Atlantic
• Had one catch for three yards in the win at Southern Miss on 9/30
• Made a career-high four catches for 82 yards in the win over UAB on 9/23
• Made one catch for 14 yards on 9/16 at Iowa
• Had three grabs for 10 yards at SMU on 9/9
• Caught two passes for 21 yards in his season debut on 9/2 vs. Lamar

2016:
• Appeared in nine games for the Mean Green, catching seven passes for 79 yards and tied for the team-high with two touchdowns
• Hauled in two passes for 17 yards in the regular season finale on 11/26 at UTEP
• Made one catch for five yards in the win vs. Marshall on 10/8
• Caught a pair of passes for 21 yards and a touchdown on 10/1 vs. MTSU
• Made his collegiate debut on 9/3 vs. SMU, catching two passes for 36 yards and a highlight reel touchdown, where he flipped over a defender into the end zone on a 25-yard score

2015:
• Redshirted first season on campus

High School:
• Used primarily as a blocking tight end, Smith had two catches his senior season
• Blocked for a 1,700 yard rusher his junior season
• 247Sports.com ranked Smith as the No. 91 tight end in the nation
• Rated a top-100 player by the Houston Chronicle and VYPE Magazine
• Was a team captain