Before Auburn: Transfer from Penn State, where he played the 2020-23 seasons, gaining 1,598 receving yards on 116 career receptions … only player in Penn State history with multiple 80-yard receptions … 20 catches of 20+ yards … 53 catches for 673 yards in 2023, earning honorable mention all-Big Ten honors … also an academic all-Big Ten honoree … two-year captain for Coach Dyrri McCain at Maury High .. led the Commodores to a 16-0 record and first state championship in 80 years in the Virginia High School League Class 5 title game as a senior ... All-American Bowl, two years all-state, three years all-region and all district 

Personal: Birthday is October 16 … son of Karla Lambert and Noah Smith ... has one brother, Kyron, and three sisters, Kayla, Kheira and Kyndle ... uncle Kam Chancellor played football at Virginia Tech and with the NFL's Seattle Seahawks … enjoys playing video games, pickleball and ping-pong … received his bachelor’s degree in recreation, parks and tourism management from Penn State in May, 2024 … doing graduate work in the College of Human Sciences at Auburn