BOULDER – The University of Colorado has added another letter-of-intent signee to its 2021 football recruiting class, as Austin Smith, a tight end from El Maton, Texas, signed with the Buffaloes on Thursday.
Smith, 6-foot-5, 235-pound senior at Tidehaven High School, is the 17th high school star in the class, bringing the total class size to 22 when counting transfers (four from the NCAA transfer portal and one junior college). El Maton is approximately 75 miles southwest of Houston just adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico.
Playing mostly wide and inside receiver in high school as Tidehaven usually didn't utilize the tight end position, as a senior he caught 29 passes for 631 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Tigers, who played a full 11-game schedule, including one playoff game, last fall.