Redshirt Super Senior (2022)
Honorable mention All-Conference USA selection … started all 14 contests at inside linebacker … ranked third on the team with 68 total tackles … logged two quarterback hurries, broke up a pair of passes and forced a fumble … opened the season with back-to-back nine-tackle contests against No. 24 Houston (Sept. 3) and Army (Sept. 10) … also made nine stops, including a TFL for a 4-yard loss, in the 48-27 win over North Texas in the C-USA Championship Game (Dec. 2) … had four tackles with two behind the line of scrimmage versus No. 20 Texas … recorded seven stops in wins against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 30) and UTEP (Nov. 26) … posted five stops with one for a loss in the 41-7 road triumph over Rice (Nov. 19) … played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in January at the Rose Bowl.
Redshirt Senior (2021)
Honorable mention All-Conference USA at linebacker … played in 13 games and drew 12 starts at inside linebacker … posted 57 total tackles, 35 solo stops, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack … also had an interception, one fumble caused and a quarterback hurry … opened the campaign with a season-high nine tackles (seven solo) in the 37-30 road victory over Illinois (Sept. 4) … matched his season best with nine stops and forced a fumble in the 27-17 home win against Southern Miss (Nov. 13) … had a sack that resulted in a 9-yard loss and returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown in the 45-0 shutout of Rice (Oct. 16) … registered six tackles in the 34-31 win versus UAB (Nov. 20) … made five stops, including a half-TFL, in the 45-16 road triumph over Louisiana Tech (Oct. 23) … logged five solo stops in the 52-46 win at WKU (Oct. 9).
Redshirt Junior (2020)
Honorable mention All-Conference USA at linebacker … named to the Dave Campbell's Texas Football All-Texas College First Team … started all 12 contests at inside linebacker … ranked second on the team with 73 total tackles … posted nine tackles for loss, including one sack, to go along with a team-high seven quarterback hurries, three pass breakups, one interception, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery … turned in a season-high nine tackles, two QB pressures, one forced fumble and a PBU in the 49-17 rout of North Texas (Nov. 28) and was named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week for his performance … had eight stops, 1.5 TFL and a QB hurry in the 37-35 victory against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 25) … logged eight tackles, a half sack and a pressure in the 27-26 triumph over Louisiana Tech (Oct. 24) … also posted eight tackles, including a key stop on a fake field-goal try, and a PBU in the 23-20 road win over Southern Miss (Nov. 21) … tallied seven stops, 1.5 TFL and a pair of hurries in the 24-10 win against SFA (Sept. 19) … also made seven stops, including a pair behind the line, at FAU (Oct. 31) … turned in five tackles, broke up a pass and recovered a fumble versus No. 16 Louisiana in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dec. 26) … recorded four tackles and picked off a pass at UAB (Oct. 3) … posted five tackles against Texas State (Sept. 12), No. 15 BYU (Oct. 10) and Army (Oct. 17).
Redshirt Sophomore (2019)
Played in all 12 games and started the final eight contests at linebacker … ranked third on the team with 48 total tackles and 34 solo stops … registered 8.5 tackles for loss, broke up one pass and recovered one fumble … recorded all but four of his tackles in the last eight games … posted a season-high 10 tackles (nine solo) against Southern Miss (Nov. 16) … made four tackles and recovered a fumble in the 31-27 win over Rice (Oct. 19) … logged seven stops in the 26-16 win at UTEP (Oct. 5) … had eight tackles (six solo) versus UAB (Oct. 12) … tallied seven tackles against Florida Atlantic (Nov. 23).
Prior To UTSA
Second-team All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference selection at linebacker for head coach Ryan Mahon at Blinn College as a redshirt freshman … recorded 39 tackles (22 solos), four tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception and a fumble recovery in 2018 … posted eight tackles, including a sack for an 11-yard loss, and recovered a fumble in a 38-31 victory over Tyler JC … had a 57-yard interception return in a 58-35 win against New Mexico Military Institute … redshirted as a true freshman in 2017 … two-time first-team all-district performer for head coach John Snelson at Dickinson High School … earned all-county honors as a senior … helped lead the Gators to the fourth round of playoffs in 2014 and 2015 and the second round in 2016 … also a member of the basketball and track & field squads.
Personal
Born Feb. 1, 1999, in Galveston, Texas … son of Amanda Smith and Clifton Harmanson … has one sibling, Chance … earned his bachelor's degree in communication in May 2022.
Honorable mention All-Conference USA selection … started all 14 contests at inside linebacker … ranked third on the team with 68 total tackles … logged two quarterback hurries, broke up a pair of passes and forced a fumble … opened the season with back-to-back nine-tackle contests against No. 24 Houston (Sept. 3) and Army (Sept. 10) … also made nine stops, including a TFL for a 4-yard loss, in the 48-27 win over North Texas in the C-USA Championship Game (Dec. 2) … had four tackles with two behind the line of scrimmage versus No. 20 Texas … recorded seven stops in wins against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 30) and UTEP (Nov. 26) … posted five stops with one for a loss in the 41-7 road triumph over Rice (Nov. 19) … played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in January at the Rose Bowl.
Redshirt Senior (2021)
Honorable mention All-Conference USA at linebacker … played in 13 games and drew 12 starts at inside linebacker … posted 57 total tackles, 35 solo stops, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack … also had an interception, one fumble caused and a quarterback hurry … opened the campaign with a season-high nine tackles (seven solo) in the 37-30 road victory over Illinois (Sept. 4) … matched his season best with nine stops and forced a fumble in the 27-17 home win against Southern Miss (Nov. 13) … had a sack that resulted in a 9-yard loss and returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown in the 45-0 shutout of Rice (Oct. 16) … registered six tackles in the 34-31 win versus UAB (Nov. 20) … made five stops, including a half-TFL, in the 45-16 road triumph over Louisiana Tech (Oct. 23) … logged five solo stops in the 52-46 win at WKU (Oct. 9).
Redshirt Junior (2020)
Honorable mention All-Conference USA at linebacker … named to the Dave Campbell's Texas Football All-Texas College First Team … started all 12 contests at inside linebacker … ranked second on the team with 73 total tackles … posted nine tackles for loss, including one sack, to go along with a team-high seven quarterback hurries, three pass breakups, one interception, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery … turned in a season-high nine tackles, two QB pressures, one forced fumble and a PBU in the 49-17 rout of North Texas (Nov. 28) and was named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week for his performance … had eight stops, 1.5 TFL and a QB hurry in the 37-35 victory against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 25) … logged eight tackles, a half sack and a pressure in the 27-26 triumph over Louisiana Tech (Oct. 24) … also posted eight tackles, including a key stop on a fake field-goal try, and a PBU in the 23-20 road win over Southern Miss (Nov. 21) … tallied seven stops, 1.5 TFL and a pair of hurries in the 24-10 win against SFA (Sept. 19) … also made seven stops, including a pair behind the line, at FAU (Oct. 31) … turned in five tackles, broke up a pass and recovered a fumble versus No. 16 Louisiana in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dec. 26) … recorded four tackles and picked off a pass at UAB (Oct. 3) … posted five tackles against Texas State (Sept. 12), No. 15 BYU (Oct. 10) and Army (Oct. 17).
Redshirt Sophomore (2019)
Played in all 12 games and started the final eight contests at linebacker … ranked third on the team with 48 total tackles and 34 solo stops … registered 8.5 tackles for loss, broke up one pass and recovered one fumble … recorded all but four of his tackles in the last eight games … posted a season-high 10 tackles (nine solo) against Southern Miss (Nov. 16) … made four tackles and recovered a fumble in the 31-27 win over Rice (Oct. 19) … logged seven stops in the 26-16 win at UTEP (Oct. 5) … had eight tackles (six solo) versus UAB (Oct. 12) … tallied seven tackles against Florida Atlantic (Nov. 23).
Prior To UTSA
Second-team All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference selection at linebacker for head coach Ryan Mahon at Blinn College as a redshirt freshman … recorded 39 tackles (22 solos), four tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception and a fumble recovery in 2018 … posted eight tackles, including a sack for an 11-yard loss, and recovered a fumble in a 38-31 victory over Tyler JC … had a 57-yard interception return in a 58-35 win against New Mexico Military Institute … redshirted as a true freshman in 2017 … two-time first-team all-district performer for head coach John Snelson at Dickinson High School … earned all-county honors as a senior … helped lead the Gators to the fourth round of playoffs in 2014 and 2015 and the second round in 2016 … also a member of the basketball and track & field squads.
Personal
Born Feb. 1, 1999, in Galveston, Texas … son of Amanda Smith and Clifton Harmanson … has one sibling, Chance … earned his bachelor's degree in communication in May 2022.