Sam Smith

Photo by: Brown Athletics

Class:
Freshman
Position:
LB
Height:
6-0
Weight:
225
Hometown:
Avon, Conn.
High School:
Kingswood Oxford School
Previous School:
Avon Old Farms

2025: Third Team Phil Steele Preseason All-Ivy selection.

2024: Appeared in all 10 games, making nine starts…Ranked third on the team with 49.0 total tackles (29.0 solo)...Tallied 4.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack on the season…Added two quarterback hits…Season-high 12 tackles against Bryant (10/5)...Had 4.0 tackles, including 2.0 TFLs and a sack at Yale (11/9).

2023: Played in nine games…Finished the season with 11 total tackles and a fumble recovery…Recorded a season-high three tackles against Harvard (Sept. 22), Cornell (Oct. 21), and Penn (Oct. 27)…Recovered a fumble in the season-opening win over Bryant (Sept. 16).

2022: Appeared in nine games…Totaled four tackles on the season…Forced a fumble in Brown’s win at Central Conn. State (10/8).

Before Brown: First team All-New England selection on defense as a senior…First team all-conference selection as a sophomore and junior…Also played high school baseball.

Personal: Son of Tracy Yarde and Matthew Smith…Has two brothers, Ben and Cole.

Why Brown?: "I chose Brown because of the great academics and high division football."