2019 Football Roster
Roster
Person, Tre
Jersey Number 24
Tre Person
- Position:
- CB
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 167
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Westlake
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Four-year letterwinner has 59 tackles, with 2.0 sacks, 2.0 tackles for loss, along with six pass break-ups and two forced fumbles in 34 career games, including nine starts (four at cornerback in 2018 and five at safety in 2020).
2020 SEASON (SENIOR): Ranked tied for second among MSU defensive backs and tied for fifth on defense overall with a career-high 27 tackles (23 solo, 4 assists) . . . added one sack (10 yards), one pass break-up and one forced fumble . . . started in five of the six games played, missing Indiana game with an injury . . . played a total of 368 snaps at safety on defense . . . was in on 34 snaps at Penn State . . . recorded four tackles in Ohio State game (three solo and one assist) . . . after missing Indiana game, returned to lineup in Northwestern game and posted four tackles . . . started at safety in game at Iowa and logged four tackles and one forced fumble . . . started at Michigan and notched career-high nine tackles (eight solo, one assist), topping previous high of eight vs. Purdue (10/27/18) . . . started season opener at safety vs. Rutgers and tallied six stops with one sack and one tackle for loss, along with one pass break-up.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): Recorded 10 tackles and three pass break-ups in 12 games . . . played 206 snaps at safety . . . had one tackle and one pass break-up vs. Maryland . . . recorded two tackles vs. Penn State . . . credited with a pass break-up and one tackle at Northwestern . . . tallied a season-high four stops against Western Michigan . . . transitioned from cornerback to safety.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games, including four starting assignments at cornerback (Central Michigan, Penn State, Michigan, Purdue) . . . did not play against Maryland, Ohio State or Oregon . . . played 261 snaps at cornerback . . . recorded 18 stops with one sack and one forced fumble, along with two pass break-ups . . . drew start against Purdue and posted career-high eight tackles and added one pass break-up, registering 14 production points . . . started Michigan game and logged one stop . . . started at Penn State and posted one tackle . . . tallied two tackles and one pass break-up against Northwestern . . . had four tackles in Central Michigan game in his first career start . . . tallied three tackles at Arizona State, including first career sack and forced fumble, which came on same third-down play, thwarting ASU drive; added one pass break-up, finishing with 12 production points, which was second among secondary and tied for third overall on defense . . . posted three stops vs. Utah State.
2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in six games, primarily on special teams, to earn his first letter . . . recorded four tackles . . . had two tackles in his collegiate debut vs. Iowa . . . posted one tackle each vs. Ohio State and Washington State.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the top cornerbacks in the nation by Scout.com (No. 89) . . . rated one of the top cornerback prospects in the South (No. 34) and Georgia (No. 10) by Scout.com . . . played for Coach Kareem Reid at Westlake High School and helped the Lions to the Class 7A state semifinals and a regional title in 2016 . . . first-team all-region selection (Class 7A, Region 2) at cornerback as a senior . . . also earned honorable mention all-state accolades from the Georgia Sports Writers Association . . . registered 85 tackles, including 13 tackles for loss with four sacks (38 yards), during his senior season . . . recorded a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and also had a 48-yard TD run on Oct. 7 in the win over East Coweta . . . earned first-team all-region honors as an outside linebacker in 2015 as the Lions won a regional title in Class 6A . . . son of Shon Smith . . . born Dec. 1, 1998 . . . advertising management major.
2020 SEASON (SENIOR): Ranked tied for second among MSU defensive backs and tied for fifth on defense overall with a career-high 27 tackles (23 solo, 4 assists) . . . added one sack (10 yards), one pass break-up and one forced fumble . . . started in five of the six games played, missing Indiana game with an injury . . . played a total of 368 snaps at safety on defense . . . was in on 34 snaps at Penn State . . . recorded four tackles in Ohio State game (three solo and one assist) . . . after missing Indiana game, returned to lineup in Northwestern game and posted four tackles . . . started at safety in game at Iowa and logged four tackles and one forced fumble . . . started at Michigan and notched career-high nine tackles (eight solo, one assist), topping previous high of eight vs. Purdue (10/27/18) . . . started season opener at safety vs. Rutgers and tallied six stops with one sack and one tackle for loss, along with one pass break-up.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): Recorded 10 tackles and three pass break-ups in 12 games . . . played 206 snaps at safety . . . had one tackle and one pass break-up vs. Maryland . . . recorded two tackles vs. Penn State . . . credited with a pass break-up and one tackle at Northwestern . . . tallied a season-high four stops against Western Michigan . . . transitioned from cornerback to safety.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games, including four starting assignments at cornerback (Central Michigan, Penn State, Michigan, Purdue) . . . did not play against Maryland, Ohio State or Oregon . . . played 261 snaps at cornerback . . . recorded 18 stops with one sack and one forced fumble, along with two pass break-ups . . . drew start against Purdue and posted career-high eight tackles and added one pass break-up, registering 14 production points . . . started Michigan game and logged one stop . . . started at Penn State and posted one tackle . . . tallied two tackles and one pass break-up against Northwestern . . . had four tackles in Central Michigan game in his first career start . . . tallied three tackles at Arizona State, including first career sack and forced fumble, which came on same third-down play, thwarting ASU drive; added one pass break-up, finishing with 12 production points, which was second among secondary and tied for third overall on defense . . . posted three stops vs. Utah State.
2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in six games, primarily on special teams, to earn his first letter . . . recorded four tackles . . . had two tackles in his collegiate debut vs. Iowa . . . posted one tackle each vs. Ohio State and Washington State.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the top cornerbacks in the nation by Scout.com (No. 89) . . . rated one of the top cornerback prospects in the South (No. 34) and Georgia (No. 10) by Scout.com . . . played for Coach Kareem Reid at Westlake High School and helped the Lions to the Class 7A state semifinals and a regional title in 2016 . . . first-team all-region selection (Class 7A, Region 2) at cornerback as a senior . . . also earned honorable mention all-state accolades from the Georgia Sports Writers Association . . . registered 85 tackles, including 13 tackles for loss with four sacks (38 yards), during his senior season . . . recorded a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and also had a 48-yard TD run on Oct. 7 in the win over East Coweta . . . earned first-team all-region honors as an outside linebacker in 2015 as the Lions won a regional title in Class 6A . . . son of Shon Smith . . . born Dec. 1, 1998 . . . advertising management major.
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