Major: Operations Management (2010-11), Undeclared (2007-09)

Weight: 245 (2011), 236 (2010), 225 (2008-09), 230 (2007)

2011 Media Guide: Tight end who finds a way to contribute … joined the Buckeye program as a walk-on in 2007.

2010: Reserve who also contributed on the special units … 23-yard reception for a touchdown in the win over Purdue … academic all-Big Ten … first-year letterman… scout team workhorse: Marshall, Wisconsin, Penn State.

2010 Media Guide: Tight end who will get an increased opportunity to contribute this season … dedicated worker who loves Ohio State football.

2009: Moved from fullback to tight end during the off-season … saw limited playing time for the Rose Bowl champions … scout team workhorse: Navy, USC, Wisconsin, Purdue … Top Ten Tenacious six times, second-best on the team.

2008: Performed primarily on the scout squads for the Big Ten champion Buckeyes.

2007: Joined the Ohio State program as a walk-on … did not see varsity action for the Big Ten champions … scout team workhorse: Kent State.

High School: Team captain at Colerain High … all-Cincinnati and all-Greater Miami Conference … member of 2004 state championship team … also a baseball letterman.

Personal: Son of Joe and Marcy Smith … father was a four-year letterman on the offensive line for the Buckeyes from 1979-82 … older brother Connor is an offensive lineman for the Buckeyes … has two sisters, Makenzie and Cassidy … an operations management major at Ohio State.