He was born on May 6, 1985 in Alaska. He stands six feet and weighs 200 pounds. He's currently taking up public policy, management and planning major at USC.

He attended Taft High. During his sophomore year in 2000, he earned a number of awards. He was named to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore MVP, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass first team, All-L.A. City first team, Los Angeles Times All-San Fernando Valley first team and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Offensive MVP. He grabbed 93 passes for 1,597 yards with 18 TDs, plus had 7 interceptions in 2000.

In the 2002 season, he earned Parade All-American, USA Today All-USA first team, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Student Sports All-American first team, Tom Lemming All-American, The Insiders.com All-American second team, Prep Star Top 100 Dream Team, The Sporting News Hot 100, FOX Sports 50, Tom Lemming Top 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Tom Lemming All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Wide Receiver MVP, All-L.A. City Defensive MVP, Los Angeles Times All-Star first team, Los Angeles Times All-San Fernando Valley first team and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area first team honors as a senior wide receiver and defensive back.

He was USC's often-used No. 3 wide receiver as a first-year freshman in 2003. Overall in 2003 while appearing in 12 games, he had 17 catches for 319 yards with 2 Touch Downs, plus he had an 8-yard run. Also in 2003, he had his first career 100-yard receiving game when he caught 5 passes for 136 yards with a 73-yard TD against Oregon State.

In 2004 season, he started 7 games at wide receiver as a sophomore. He broke his left leg against California and missed the next 5 games.

Smith started for his second season at wide receiver in 2005. Overall in 2005 while appearing in all 13 games and starting 8 times, he had 60 receptions for 957 yards with 5 Touch Downs and he also had 2 carries for 11 yards. He ranked 12th on USC's season liste because of his 60 catches in 2005. He also had 3 100-yard receiving games in 2005 and made it to the 2005 All-Pac-10 honorable mention and was 1 of 15 semifinalists for the 2005 Biletnikoff Award.

Also, his 119 career receptions is 11th on USC's career list. and He recorded a 6 100-yard receiving games in his career.

In the 2006 season, he will start for his third season at wide receiver as a senior and he could be in line for post-season honors.