7 DAYS TO 2022 KICKOFF: TJ Smith

NOTE: Kansas State has elected to advance players’ classification even though the 2020 season did not affect eligibility. Those who wish to take advantage of this extra year will be listed as a (“super”) senior again after their original eligibility would have been exhausted.

Goal No. 7: GREAT EFFORT.

Redshirt Sophomore | 5-10 | 190 lbs. | Atlanta, Georgia

TJ Smith Position: Safety

Previous College: None

Projection: Starter

Status: On Scholarship

Tajiri Shemar “TJ” Smith (b. Sept. 23, 2001) is a defensive back from McEachern High School in Atlanta who enrolled in spring 2020 and is majoring in business administration.

Smith played in each of the first four games of the pandemic-shortened 2020…