Peyton Smith

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
QB
Height:
6-3
Weight:
192
Hometown:
Ithaca, Mich.
High School:
Traverse City Central

At Michigan
• One-year letterman (2021)

Sophomore (2021)
• Appeared in one game at quarterback to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his U-M debut under center against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)

Freshman (2020)
• Did not see game action

Prep
• Attended Traverse City Central High School (2020) coached by Eric Shugars
• Previously played three seasons at Ithaca High School
• Played wide receiver until taking over at quarterback as a junior when a teammate was injured, and led Ithaca on a 4-1 stretch into the playoffs
• Helped lead TCC to an 8-2 record in Class A in 2019
• Also lettered in basketball

Key Statistics
• Threw for over 1,700 yards with 22 total touchdowns (four rushing) as a senior in 2019
• Completed 61-of-104 passes for 1,197 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior, and added 545 rushing yards and six touchdowns
• Before moving to quarterback, caught 16 passes for 275 yards and a touchdown as a junior

Honors and Rankings
• 247.com two-star prospect ranked as the No. 157 pro-style quarterback nationally and the No. 99 player in the state of Michigan

Personal
• Son of Bret and Aubrey Smith
• Brother, Jake, plays quarterback at Harvard, and another brother, Travis Shaw, was the first winner of MLive Football Player of the Year in 2013, played at Central Michigan