Anthony Smith

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-3
Weight:
188
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Huntington, Md.
High School:
Huntington
Prev School:
NC State
Major:
Recreation & Parks Management

Graduate student in the classroom with one year of eligibility remaining … Three-time letterman (1/East Carolina, 2/NC State) who has played in 47 career games making 13 starts – all in 2024 … Caught 54 passes for 1,043 yards (19.3 ypc) with nine touchdowns … Recorded three 100-plus yard receiving games (2024) … Caught at least one pass in 20 of 47 games (multiple 13 times) … Enters 2025 season having started 13 consecutive games … Two-time AAC Academic Honor Roll selection.

2025 (East Carolina): Named First-Team Preseason All-AAC by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele Magazine ... Named to Biletnikoff Award Watch List.

2024 (East Carolina): Started all 13 games during initial year with the program … Logged 647 total snaps (646 offense, 1 special teams) … Caught 41 passes for 799 yards (19.5 ypc) with six touchdowns … Hauled down at least one pass in 11 of 13 games (multiple 11 times) … First collegiate start was in the season opener against Norfolk State … Co-leader on the team with 12 receptions of 20 or more yards … Twenty-plus yard catches came against Florida Atlantic (64. 46), UTSA (53 TD), North Texas (50 TD, 44, 23), Tulsa (47, 22), Temple (42 TD, 33), Norfolk State (39) and Old Dominion (31 TD) … Targeted 85 times making 43 catches … Credited with 261 yards after the catch … Threw one pass at Charlotte (incomplete) … Caught a career-best five passes on three occasions (ODU, App State, Norfolk State) … Registered a career-best 121 yards receiving at North Texas on four grabs with a touchdown … Also had 100-plus receiving yards against Temple (101) and Florida Atlantic (120) … Longest reception of his career was 64 yards versus Florida Atlantic in the second quarter … Thirty of 43 receptions went for 10 or more yards (12 for 20-plus, 10 for 30-plus, 7 for 40-plus, 3 for 50 plus, 1 for 60-plus) … Scored touchdowns against Norfolk State, UTSA, Army, Temple, Florida Atlantic and North Texas … Topped 50-plus yards receiving in a game eight times … Stood among NCAA FBS (Top 100) in yards per reception (11th), receiving TDs (77th), total receiving yards (84th) and receiving yards per game (61.5 pg/94th) … 2024 All-AAC Honorable Mention selection by leagues head coaches … Third-Team All-AAC selection by College Football Network and fourth-team All-AAC pick by Phil Steele Magazine.

2023 (NC State): Appeared in 10 games during redshirt sophomore season … Caught a pair of passes for 19 yards … Recorded receptions against Wake Forest (eight yards) and North Carolina (11 yards).

2022 (NC State): Played in four games in a reserve role … Missed last eight games of the regular season due to an injury … Caught a pair of passes for 28 yards (29.0 ypc) with one touchdown … Logged season-high 38 snaps from scrimmage against Charleston Southern … Both receptions came against CSU with a long of 40 … Also played against Texas Tech, UConn and Maryland.

2021 (NC State): Experienced action in all 12 games as a member of special teams unit and saw offensive snaps at wide receiver in seven contests … Caught four passes for 97 yards (24.3 ypc) with one touchdown … Hauled in season-best three passes for a season-high 53 yards and a score against Paladins (42 yards) … Other reception came at Miami (Fla.) going for a season-long 44 yards … Booked one tackle (solo) against the Hurricanes … Two of four receptions went for 40 or more yards.

2020 (NC State): Appeared in eight games logging 31 snaps … Caught five passes for 69 yards (13.8 ypc) with a touchdown … Hauled in a career-best four receptions at North Carolina for 63 yards and a score (30 yards) … Added a six-yard catch against Liberty later in the season … Credited with a fumble recovery on a punt return against Miami (Fla.) as well as a solo stop on special teams.

High School: Played at Huntington for head coach Paul Friel … As a senior, caught 35 passes for 918 yards (26.2 ypc) with 14 touchdowns … Defensively notched 17 tackles … helped team reach the Maryland 3A state semifinals and finished with a 12-1 record … During junior campaign, served as the team’s punter during first year of football … Experienced limited action offensively catching one pass for 22 yards … Also, member of the track and field team where he finished second at the Maryland 3A state championships in the 200 meters (21.96) … Placed third in the high jump … Set Maryland state record in the 55-meter dash and the 300-meter dash … Established school records in the high jump and 55-meter dash.

Personal: Son of Amy Smith-Powell and Everick Powell … Brother Evan Powell is in his first year at East Carolina as a member of the defensive line unit ... Graduated in spring of 2025 in communication at East Carolina ... Currently pursuing a second undergraduate degree in recreation and parks managment.