2021 Football Roster
Smith, Peyton
Jersey Number 17
Peyton Smith
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- QB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 192
- Hometown:
- Ithaca, Mich.
- High School:
- Traverse City Central
Bio
At Michigan
• One-year letterman (2021)
Sophomore (2021)
• Appeared in one game at quarterback to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his U-M debut under center against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)
Freshman (2020)
• Did not see game action
Prep
• Attended Traverse City Central High School (2020) coached by Eric Shugars
• Previously played three seasons at Ithaca High School
• Played wide receiver until taking over at quarterback as a junior when a teammate was injured, and led Ithaca on a 4-1 stretch into the playoffs
• Helped lead TCC to an 8-2 record in Class A in 2019
• Also lettered in basketball
Key Statistics
• Threw for over 1,700 yards with 22 total touchdowns (four rushing) as a senior in 2019
• Completed 61-of-104 passes for 1,197 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior, and added 545 rushing yards and six touchdowns
• Before moving to quarterback, caught 16 passes for 275 yards and a touchdown as a junior
Honors and Rankings
• 247.com two-star prospect ranked as the No. 157 pro-style quarterback nationally and the No. 99 player in the state of Michigan
Personal
• Son of Bret and Aubrey Smith
• Brother, Jake, plays quarterback at Harvard, and another brother, Travis Shaw, was the first winner of MLive Football Player of the Year in 2013, played at Central Michigan
• One-year letterman (2021)
Sophomore (2021)
• Appeared in one game at quarterback to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his U-M debut under center against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)
Freshman (2020)
• Did not see game action
Prep
• Attended Traverse City Central High School (2020) coached by Eric Shugars
• Previously played three seasons at Ithaca High School
• Played wide receiver until taking over at quarterback as a junior when a teammate was injured, and led Ithaca on a 4-1 stretch into the playoffs
• Helped lead TCC to an 8-2 record in Class A in 2019
• Also lettered in basketball
Key Statistics
• Threw for over 1,700 yards with 22 total touchdowns (four rushing) as a senior in 2019
• Completed 61-of-104 passes for 1,197 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior, and added 545 rushing yards and six touchdowns
• Before moving to quarterback, caught 16 passes for 275 yards and a touchdown as a junior
Honors and Rankings
• 247.com two-star prospect ranked as the No. 157 pro-style quarterback nationally and the No. 99 player in the state of Michigan
Personal
• Son of Bret and Aubrey Smith
• Brother, Jake, plays quarterback at Harvard, and another brother, Travis Shaw, was the first winner of MLive Football Player of the Year in 2013, played at Central Michigan
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