88   Trent Smith Class: Senior Hometown: Clinton, Okla. High School: Clinton HS Height / Weight: 6-5 / 230 Position: Tight End

2001:
John Mackey Award finalist, all-America Second Team (The Sporting News), All-Big 12 Second Team (Associated Press, Big 12 Coaches, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram) ...was one of three finalists for the Mackey Award, which is presented to the nation's top tight end … led the nation’s tight ends in receptions, receptions per game and receiving yards ... set OU's single-season record for receptions in a season with 61 … eclipsed the 33-year-old mark of 60 set by Eddie Hinton in 1968 … also set Sooner records for catches in a game (11) and touchdown receptions in a game (four) against Kansas … led the team in touchdown catches with six ... OU offensive MVP.

2000:
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Big 12 coaches, Associated Press) ... played in every game and started all but one ... named ABC’s Player of the Game after hauling in eight receptions for 96 yards in the Big 12 Championship game versus Kansas State ... one of seven Sooners to record more than 20 catches ... caught at least one pass in all but two games ... had a season-high four catches for 50 yards in the win against Rice ... also recorded three receptions in wins over Arkansas State (34 yards), Kansas State (14 yards) and Texas A&M (18 yards) ... crossed the goal line in the UTEP, Texas Tech and Kansas State (Dec. 2) contests ... recorded the most receptions by a tight end since Stephen Alexander hauled in 29 in 1997.

1999:
Named a Freshman All-American by The Sporting News … named to the third team … wound up just one catch short of tying the school record for freshman tight ends … began the year with six receptions in the first three games … a major factor in the Sooner offense the next four outings with 11 catches for 112 yards and two touchdowns … best games in that stretch came against Notre Dame (four catches, 49 yards, one TD) and Texas A&M (three catches, 30 yards, one TD) … caught just one pass in the final four games of the regular season … played in all 12 games and started the final seven, including the Independence Bowl … recorded three catches for 28 yards in the postseason affair.

1998:
Redshirted.

High school:
The top-rated tight end prospect in the Big 12 region and fourth-rated tight end in the nation by PrepStar ... a member of everyone's top 100 team ... helped Clinton High School to a 12-2 overall record as a senior and the school's sixth straight appearance in the state championship game ... led his squad to the Class 4A state championship as a junior and senior … finished as the runner-up in his freshman and sophomore seasons ... led Clinton to a 38-4 record during his career ... posted 30 receptions as a senior for 633 yards and eight touchdowns ... recorded 76 receptions and 12 touchdowns for his career ... had more than 70 tackles as a defensive tackle his senior year ... rated by many as the second-best overall prospect in the state of Oklahoma ... coached by Mike Lee.

Wrapup:
Ranks first all-time at OU for tight ends and No. 3 among all receivers with 108 career catches ... tied for No. 3 on the OU career touchdown receptions list with 11 ... only one of the three 2001 Mackey Award finalists to return for this season (Daniel Graham and Jeremy Shockey were both taken in the 2002 NFL Draft) ... has increased his weight by 15 pounds while lowering his body fat to around 10 percent ... increased his bench press more than 40 pounds ... runs a 4.5-second 40-yard dash ... has a black belt in tae-kwon-do and won a national championship at the age of eight ... also a two-time Oklahoma state champion and Kansas state champion before the age of 12 ... earned his pilot's license three summers ago ... born: September 15, 1979, in Norman, Okla. ... parents: Darrell and Carolyn Smith ... major: aviation.