KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the second consecutive year, Tennessee senior offensive guard Trey Smith was tabbed to the SEC Coaches All-SEC First Team, the league office announced on Tuesday.
Smith was one of five SEC offensive linemen selected to the first team. He becomes the first Volunteer offensive lineman to earn the honor in back-to-back seasons since Arron Sears during the 2005-06 campaigns. Smith is one four UT offensive linemen to achieve that Coaches team feat in the last 32 years, joining Sears, Antone Davis (1989-90) and Eric Still (1988-89).
The 2020 season saw Smith start all 10 games at left guard. According to Pro Football Focus College, he logged 664 snaps and allowed only one sack. He paved the way for a Vol rushing attack that averaged 141.5 yards per game on the ground.
The Jackson, Tennessee, native concludes a brilliant career filled with accolades. Smith captured the 2020 Fritz Pollard Trophy and the 2019 Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year, while earning multiple All-SEC First-Team and SEC Community Service Team honors. Earlier this month, Smith completed his undergraduate degree in recreation and sports management and accepted an invitation to the 2021 Senior Bowl.
For his career, Smith started 41 of the 42 games he played in, including 22 consecutive starts. He logged over 2,500 offensive snaps in his four years and allowed only one sack in his final two seasons.
-UT Athletics
