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Jersey Number 58
Gary Smith III
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 340
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Shelbyville, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Shelbyville Central HS / Duke
Career Summary
Smith III played in 50 games and made 25 starts over five seasons and six years at Duke (2020-21) and UCLA (2022-25) โฆ posted a career-high 39 tackles as a fifth-year senior in 2025 ... totaled 111 tackles (48-63-111), 9.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in his career.ย
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2025
Appeared in and started all 12 of UCLA's games during his redshirt senior campaign ... logged 39 tackles (18-21-39), 1.5 tackles for loss, and a half-sack ... led all Bruin linemen in tackles ... one of just five Bruins to start every game ... had at least five tackles in each of his first four games of the year ... had his most productive outing of the year at Northwestern (Sept. 27), as he notched a career-high seven tackles (2-5-7) along with 1.5 TFLs and a half sack ... added six tackles (2-4-6) against Nebraska (Nov. 8).
2024
Missed the season due to injury.ย
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2023
Appeared in 10 games ... credited with 21 tackles (8-13-21), 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks ... had multiple tackles in six games ... posted season-high four tackles in games at Utah (Sept. 23) and Arizona (Nov. 14) ... registered 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks in win versus Colorado (Oct. 28) ... had three tackles, 0.5 sacks in games against North Carolina Central (Sept. 16) and at Oregon State (Oct. 14) ... recorded three tackles in the season opener against Coastal Carolina (Sept. 2).
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2022
Played in nine games and made four starts (Stanford, Arizona State, Arizona, USC) ... credited with multiple tackles in seven games ... had a season-high four tackles against Stanford, including 1.0 sacks (Oct. 29) ... also had 1.0 tackles for loss against Bowling Green (Sept. 3) and 0.5 tackles for loss versus Utah (Oct. 8) โฆ enrolled at UCLA in Spring 2022 โฆ participated in 2022 spring practices.
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Duke (2020-21)
Played in 19 games and made nine starts through two seasons at Duke โฆ finished his Duke career with 33 tackles (13-20-33), 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks.
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2021 (Duke)
Started all nine games at defensive tackle ... credited with 24 tackles (8-16-24), including 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks ... recorded five tackles against Northwestern (Sept. 10) ... had four tackles against both Kansas (Sept. 24) and North Carolina (Oct. 15) ... had three tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss versus Pittsburgh (Nov. 19) ... made two tackles, including 1.0 sacks versus Virginia (Oct. 1).
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2020 (Duke)
Appeared in 10 contests, missing only one game โฆ totaled nine tackles (5-4-9) โฆ recorded two tackles against Virginia Tech (Nov. 14) and Miami (Nov. 27) โฆ on the field for 148 snaps.
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High School
Prepped at Shelbyville Central High School (Shelbyville, Tenn.) ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals ... No. 89 defensive tackle by ESPN ... compiled 166 tackles and 6.5 sacks over his final two seasons ... four-time all-region honoree and two-time defensive MVP ... all-state selection following senior season ... helped Shelbyville Central to four straight state playoff appearances and a 34-14 record.
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Personal
Son of Telisha Sparrow ... lists his biggest sports thrill as recording his first sack for Duke against rival North Carolina ... lists the defensive lineman Aaron Donald as the athlete he admires most ... hobbies include listening to music, gaming and acting ... his cousin is NBA player Keon Johnson... his aunt, Conswella Johnson, was a two-time All-SEC performer in women's basketball at Auburn ... earned his undergraduate degree from UCLA in sociology.
Smith III played in 50 games and made 25 starts over five seasons and six years at Duke (2020-21) and UCLA (2022-25) โฆ posted a career-high 39 tackles as a fifth-year senior in 2025 ... totaled 111 tackles (48-63-111), 9.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in his career.ย
ย
2025
Appeared in and started all 12 of UCLA's games during his redshirt senior campaign ... logged 39 tackles (18-21-39), 1.5 tackles for loss, and a half-sack ... led all Bruin linemen in tackles ... one of just five Bruins to start every game ... had at least five tackles in each of his first four games of the year ... had his most productive outing of the year at Northwestern (Sept. 27), as he notched a career-high seven tackles (2-5-7) along with 1.5 TFLs and a half sack ... added six tackles (2-4-6) against Nebraska (Nov. 8).
2024
Missed the season due to injury.ย
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2023
Appeared in 10 games ... credited with 21 tackles (8-13-21), 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks ... had multiple tackles in six games ... posted season-high four tackles in games at Utah (Sept. 23) and Arizona (Nov. 14) ... registered 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks in win versus Colorado (Oct. 28) ... had three tackles, 0.5 sacks in games against North Carolina Central (Sept. 16) and at Oregon State (Oct. 14) ... recorded three tackles in the season opener against Coastal Carolina (Sept. 2).
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2022
Played in nine games and made four starts (Stanford, Arizona State, Arizona, USC) ... credited with multiple tackles in seven games ... had a season-high four tackles against Stanford, including 1.0 sacks (Oct. 29) ... also had 1.0 tackles for loss against Bowling Green (Sept. 3) and 0.5 tackles for loss versus Utah (Oct. 8) โฆ enrolled at UCLA in Spring 2022 โฆ participated in 2022 spring practices.
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Duke (2020-21)
Played in 19 games and made nine starts through two seasons at Duke โฆ finished his Duke career with 33 tackles (13-20-33), 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks.
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2021 (Duke)
Started all nine games at defensive tackle ... credited with 24 tackles (8-16-24), including 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks ... recorded five tackles against Northwestern (Sept. 10) ... had four tackles against both Kansas (Sept. 24) and North Carolina (Oct. 15) ... had three tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss versus Pittsburgh (Nov. 19) ... made two tackles, including 1.0 sacks versus Virginia (Oct. 1).
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2020 (Duke)
Appeared in 10 contests, missing only one game โฆ totaled nine tackles (5-4-9) โฆ recorded two tackles against Virginia Tech (Nov. 14) and Miami (Nov. 27) โฆ on the field for 148 snaps.
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High School
Prepped at Shelbyville Central High School (Shelbyville, Tenn.) ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals ... No. 89 defensive tackle by ESPN ... compiled 166 tackles and 6.5 sacks over his final two seasons ... four-time all-region honoree and two-time defensive MVP ... all-state selection following senior season ... helped Shelbyville Central to four straight state playoff appearances and a 34-14 record.
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Personal
Son of Telisha Sparrow ... lists his biggest sports thrill as recording his first sack for Duke against rival North Carolina ... lists the defensive lineman Aaron Donald as the athlete he admires most ... hobbies include listening to music, gaming and acting ... his cousin is NBA player Keon Johnson... his aunt, Conswella Johnson, was a two-time All-SEC performer in women's basketball at Auburn ... earned his undergraduate degree from UCLA in sociology.
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