Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Roster
Smith, Cody

Jersey Number 42
Cody Smith
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 214
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Stuart, FL
- High School:
- Martin County
Bio
2021 (r-Junior)
• Played in all 13 games and had four starts
• Ended the season with 27 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs, one sack, two forced fumbles and three hurries
• Was in on 365 total snaps while grading out a winner seven times
• Had nine tackles, including a sack and a hurry at UTSA to earn the team’s defensive player of the game award
• Registered four tackles and a forced fumble against Marshall
• Earned the team’s specialist of the week award against ODU
2020 (r-Junior)
• Played in all nine games and had two starts
• Finished the season with 35 total tackles, including 8.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and a hurry
• His 467 snaps were the third most among linebackers, while grading out a winner in seven games
• Enjoyed a career game against Troy with nine tackles, including 2.0 sacks, 2.5 TFLs and a forced fumble
• Turned in three stops against WKU
• Against North Texas he had three solo stops and two were TFLs
• Had seven tackles, including a sack and 3.0 TFLs and a forced fumble in win over Rice
2019 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in all 12 games and had two starts
• Ended the season with 20 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and a pass breakup
• Had a season-high six tackles at Michigan
• Collected two tackles, including a TFL and a pass breakup in win over TSU
• Also had two stops against Duke, Iowa, Marshall and FAU
2018 (r-Freshman)
• Played in 12 games
• Finished with 22 total tackles, including one TFL on the season
• Made the move from safety to linebacker in the spring
• Had three tackles against UT-Martin
• Registered four stops in win at Marshall
• Added six tackles at FIU and had three in a win over Charlotte
• Did not play at Kentucky
• Had a TFL in win over UAB
2017 (Freshman)
• Played in three games with 41 total snaps
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• Lettered in football at Martin County High School
• Ranked No. 20 by ESPN in the Martin County/St. Lucie area and West Palm Beach
• Earned first team all-state honors as a senior
• Voted all-area first team and a Scrips Super 11 member
• A two-year captain and the team defensive player of the year as a junior and senior
• Recorded 124 tackles and five interceptions (two for TDs) as a senior while racking up 109 tackles, three interceptions and 16 pass breakups as a junior
• Played for Coach Chuck Kenyan
Personal
• Full name: Cody Bryson Smith
• Parents: Tom and Jacqueline Smith and Greg and Dawn Robertson
• Born: 11/10/98
• Major: Agribusiness
• Played in all 13 games and had four starts
• Ended the season with 27 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs, one sack, two forced fumbles and three hurries
• Was in on 365 total snaps while grading out a winner seven times
• Had nine tackles, including a sack and a hurry at UTSA to earn the team’s defensive player of the game award
• Registered four tackles and a forced fumble against Marshall
• Earned the team’s specialist of the week award against ODU
2020 (r-Junior)
• Played in all nine games and had two starts
• Finished the season with 35 total tackles, including 8.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and a hurry
• His 467 snaps were the third most among linebackers, while grading out a winner in seven games
• Enjoyed a career game against Troy with nine tackles, including 2.0 sacks, 2.5 TFLs and a forced fumble
• Turned in three stops against WKU
• Against North Texas he had three solo stops and two were TFLs
• Had seven tackles, including a sack and 3.0 TFLs and a forced fumble in win over Rice
2019 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in all 12 games and had two starts
• Ended the season with 20 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and a pass breakup
• Had a season-high six tackles at Michigan
• Collected two tackles, including a TFL and a pass breakup in win over TSU
• Also had two stops against Duke, Iowa, Marshall and FAU
2018 (r-Freshman)
• Played in 12 games
• Finished with 22 total tackles, including one TFL on the season
• Made the move from safety to linebacker in the spring
• Had three tackles against UT-Martin
• Registered four stops in win at Marshall
• Added six tackles at FIU and had three in a win over Charlotte
• Did not play at Kentucky
• Had a TFL in win over UAB
2017 (Freshman)
• Played in three games with 41 total snaps
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• Lettered in football at Martin County High School
• Ranked No. 20 by ESPN in the Martin County/St. Lucie area and West Palm Beach
• Earned first team all-state honors as a senior
• Voted all-area first team and a Scrips Super 11 member
• A two-year captain and the team defensive player of the year as a junior and senior
• Recorded 124 tackles and five interceptions (two for TDs) as a senior while racking up 109 tackles, three interceptions and 16 pass breakups as a junior
• Played for Coach Chuck Kenyan
Personal
• Full name: Cody Bryson Smith
• Parents: Tom and Jacqueline Smith and Greg and Dawn Robertson
• Born: 11/10/98
• Major: Agribusiness
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