How many points did Oregon score the last time they came to Boise? That many days ’til kickoff! Now presenting, Sherrod Smith:

#8, Sherrod Smith, Jr, DB

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Stats

Height: 6’1

Weight: 195

High school: Menlo-Atherton HS (East Palo Alto, CA)

Transferred from:College of San Mateo-

How’d he get to The Blue™?

These days, folks forget about JUCO transfers with the transfer portal. Sherrod wasn’t lost in that shuffle, garnering an offer after an solid campaign at San Mateo college. He tallied up 4 interceptions en route to a California state title. After that, he took a leap into the portal and landed in the City of Trees. Good good pickup.

Nickname

“Hot Rod”

AND he likes to party. (Citation needed)

Look-alike

Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0

The lookalike machine directed me towards actor Mahershala Ali, which is short for his real name, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. The New York Times ranked him as one of the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century, and ideally, they will someday name Sherrod Smith as one of the 25 greatest athletes in the history of the Earth.

Career Highlights

Sherrod played in 12 games a year ago, starting in two. In the final 3 games of the season, he held opposing receivers to 5 catches on on 17 targets, earning him a very solid 73.7 coverage grade on PFF. Considering the importance of those games down the stretch, the future is very bright for him.

2026 Prospectus

There are starting corner spots up for grabs, and Sherrod looks to take one. He was excellent in his appearances a year ago, with a huge game especially against Utah State when McCoy was out with injury. Many see him as a guy that could take the next step and move to elite tier. Me personally? I would appreciate that.

Is he on Twitter?

File him under “tweets every so often”. @Sherrodsmith16

Completely made up fact

Sherrod is a card-carrying Costco member, executive, and he isn’t afraid to show it. Just don’t ask him how he feels about the change in muffins last year (he actually loves them, he’s on record saying the coffee cake muffins are fire).

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