Biography
Senior (2025):
Enters season with 25 straight starts and 36 straight games played.
Junior (2024):
Phil Steele FCS 2024 UAC Second Team All-Conference … Started all 14 games on the offensive line and helped the Tarleton State offense to national marks of sixth in red zone offense (.930), eighth in pass yards per completion (14.3), 17th in rushing offense (198.2 rush yards per game), 22nd in sacks allowed (1.23 per), 25th in turnovers lost (13), 27th in total offense (411.1 YPG) and 28th in scoring offense (30.7 PPG) … Conference-wise, Tarleton State's offense ranked third in scoring offense, third in total offense, and third in rushing offense.
Sophomore (2023):
UAC Second Team All-Conference ... Second Team Phil Steele All-Conference ... Started all 11 games ... Penalized just once all year … Helped lead the No. 1 rushing offense in the United Athletic Conference, with the Texans posting 201.7 rushing yards per game, most in the UAC and 12th most in the FCS … Team also rushed for 25 touchdowns (most in UAC, 16th in FCS) and averaged 5.2 yards per rush (second in UAC, 17th in FCS) … Overall, the Texans averaged 33.3 points per game (second in UAC, 13th FCS), 430.5 yards per game (second UAC, 14th FCS) and 6.4 yards per play (first UAC, 11th FCS) … Smith and the Texan offensive line allowed just 14 sacks all season, the tied-third fewest in the UAC and the tied-18th fewest in the FCS … Team allowed just 3.91 tackles for loss per game, second fewest in the UAC, 10th fewest in the FCS.
Redshirt Freshman (2022):
Played in all 11 games on the offensive line … Helped the offense gain 436.8 yards per game, Tarleton State's best average since 2019, the most in the WAC and the 21st most across the FCS.
Freshman (2021):
Played in two games as a true freshman, debuting vs. New Mexico Highlands on Sept. 25 … Part of an offensive line that allowed the tied-12th fewest total sacks in the FCS at 13 … Part of an offensive line that allowed the tied-14th fewest sacks per game at 1.18, going for the 10th fewest amount of negative yardage at 77 … In tackles for loss, the big men up front allowed the tied-14th fewest in the FCS at 49, the tied-18th fewest per game at 4.45.
Rockwall-Heath High School:
Was First Team All-State in 2019 on the offensive line … Was Third Team All-State and named First Team All-District three times … Played three years of varsity football, named a team captain his last two years … Was a two-star prospect by Rivals.com.
Personal:
Is a 2021 graduate of Rockwall-Heath High School in Rockwall, Texas … Son of David and Kristel … Has one brother, Tanner, and two sisters, Reagan and Madison … Full name is Hunter Beau Smith … Nickname is Big Country … Majoring in general business … Born Sept. 19.
