Nose tackle, Middle Tennessee, 2021–25
Damonte Smith
- Number
- No. 92
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 301 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Savannah, GA
Damonte Smith played nose tackle at Middle Tennessee (2021–25).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 33 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Career | 78 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 92 | NT | RS | ||
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 92 | NT | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 92 | NT | So. | ||
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 92 | NT | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 92 | NT | Sr. | 6′1″ | 301 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Middle Tennessee 11 games, 33 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Austin Peay | L 14–34 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Wisconsin | L 10–42 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Nevada | W 14–13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Marshall | L 28–42 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Kennesaw State | L 16–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Missouri State | L 20–22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at Delaware | L 28–31 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Florida International | L 30–56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Western Kentucky | L 26–42 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Sam Houston | W 31–17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at New Mexico State | W 31–24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Middle Tennessee 11 games, 25 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 32–25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at Ole Miss | L 3–52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Duke | L 17–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Memphis | L 7–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Louisiana Tech | L 21–48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Kennesaw State | W 14–5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Jacksonville State | L 20–42 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at UTEP | W 20–13 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Liberty | L 17–37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.New Mexico State | L 21–36 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Florida International | L 24–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Middle Tennessee 2 games, 7 tackles
2022 Middle Tennessee 10 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at James Madison | L 7–44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Colorado State | W 34–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Tennessee State | W 49–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at Miami | W 45–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. UTSA | L 30–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at UAB | L 14–41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Western Kentucky | L 17–35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atUTEP | W 24–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atLouisiana Tech | L 24–40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 49–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1″ |
| Weight | 295 lb |
| Arm length | 31½″ |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.05 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.76 s |
| Vertical jump | 27″ |
| Broad jump | 8′10″ |
| Bench press | 31 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.71 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.87 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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