Top-75 WR Travis Smith ready to prove his skillset on Rocky Top
Atlanta (Ga.) Westlake High School elite wide receiver prospect Travis Smith is officially a Tennessee Volunteer after signing his National Letter of Intent. Smith announced his commitment to the Vols in July, choosing the Vols over Alabama and Georgia at the time. The top-75 prospect is now readying to become an early enrollee and get his career started on Rocky Top.
Prior to signing his letter of intent, he sat down for an interview with Volquest to discuss his senior season, his excitement to get started at Tennessee and much more. You can watch this interview below.
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The Scout on Smith
“Travis Smith is a big, smooth-moving receiver and one who really kind of came on our radar, and I think largely college radars early on in his junior season,” On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings Charles Power told Volquest in July at the time of Smith’s commitment. “He had several big games against good competition and is one who just kind of continued to impress throughout his junior season. He has, I think for starters, very good size already 6-3, 200 pounds. He’s got 33-inch arms, so he’s kind of how you draw them up physically, just from like an outside big-bodied receiver and finished his junior year with close to 900 yards, and 10 touchdowns. Really like his ball skills, and his ability to win in contested catch situations. Had some highlight catches as a junior going up and kind of contorting his body and boxing out defenders in traffic. I think he showed a pretty big catch radius in terms of just coming down in those battling for 50-50 balls. Seeing him in person move around at the Under Armour camp in Atlanta in February, I thought he’s a fluid mover, a guy who I think projects as a good route runner at his size. He can change directions well and get in and out of his brakes. I think that’s a positive as well. I think the biggest area for him to continue to improve is just the long speed and his ability to separate.”
