Anthony Smith (defensive end, born 2004)
 Smith at 2025 Big Ten Media Days | |
| No. 0 – Minnesota Golden Gophers | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
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| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 285 lb (129 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Shippensburg (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania) |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Anthony Smith (born 2004)[1] is an American college football defensive end for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Early life
Smith attended Shippensburg Area Senior High School in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. As a senior, he had 64 tackles with 9.5 sacks and was named PennLive's Boys Athlete of the Year.[2] He committed to play college football at the University of Minnesota.[3]
College career
Smith played in two games with one tackle and redshirted his first year at Minnesota in 2022. In 2023, he played in all 13 games and had 15 tackles and one sack. As a sophomore in 2024, he started three of 13 games, recording 27 tackles and tied for the team lead with six sacks.[4][5] Smith returned to Minnesota for his redshirt junior season in 2025.[6][7]
References
- ↑ The journey of Minnesota DL Anthony Smith: From a teenage boy to plant dad
- ↑ Shippensburg’s Anthony Smith is PennLive’s Boys Athlete of the Year
- ↑ ‘This sets me up for greatness’: Shippensburg’s Anthony Smith signs with Minnesota
- ↑ Gophers defensive end Anthony Smith ‘can be the best'
- ↑ Former midstate star Anthony Smith shined vs. Penn State’s O-line in 2024: ‘It meant a lot to me’
- ↑ Neal: Anthony Smith being rewarded for loyalty to Gophers
- ↑ Greder, Andy (January 2, 2025). "Gophers' rising star Anthony Smith wants to be NFL first-rounder". Twin Cities. Retrieved May 23, 2026.