Bio

SUMMARY: Four-year letterman played in 48 career games with 36 consecutive starts at defensive tackle...finished career with 40.5 tackles for loss.

SENIOR (2016): Started all 12 games as a senior...earned invite to participate in 2017 Reese's Senior Bowl...claimed All-American Athletic Conference First Team honors as voted on by the league coaches and media for a second consecutive season...named to the All-Louisiana College Football Teams first team as voted on by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association for the second year in a row...ranked fourth in the conference in tackles for loss with 18.5 (1.54 per game) and eighth in sacks at 5.5 (0.46 per game)...recorded had two quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery during season...picked up 2.0 tackles for loss against UConn (11/26)...recorded 3.5 tackles for loss of 12 yards, all of which came in the first half, finishing with six total tackles vs Temple (11/19)...boasted a team high 3.5 tackles for a loss of 22 yards, including 1.5 sacks (loss of 17 yards), before finishing with seven total tackles at Houston (11/12)...co-led the team with seven total tackles, including 0.5 tackle for loss, at UCF (11/5)...logged two solo tackles, including one for a loss of one yard, vs SMU (10/29)...earned eight tackles, including 1.5 tackles for a loss of five yards at Tulsa (10/22)...led the team in tackles with seven, including one for a loss of five yards, vs. Memphis (10/14)...finished with four tackles and recorded a sack and forced fumble in the third quarter at UMass (10/1), which led to a Tulane touchdown just two plays later...played 105 snaps on defense and special teams to earn a career high 10 tackles vs UL Lafayette (9/24), including his sixth career sack (second of the season)...collected six tackles vs Navy (9/17)...garnered his second career fumble recovery vs Southern (9/10) which resulted in a touchdown drive in the ensuing offensive series...earned the lone sack (loss of three yards) for the Wave at Wake Forest (9/1), on his way to garnering four tackles, including two for a loss of six yards.

JUNIOR (2015): Started all 12 games as a junior…claimed All-American Athletic Conference First Team honors as voted on by the league coaches and media…totaled 62 tackles (42 solo, 20 assists), 15.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…led the team in tackles for loss…tied for the team lead in forced fumbles…tied for second on the team in assisted tackles and fumble recoveries…fifth on the team in total tackles and solo tackles…notched a career-best nine tackles (7 solo, 2 assists) as well as 2.0 tackles for loss and one forced fumble at Army (11/14)…tied for the team-lead in tackles with seven (3 solo, 4 assists) at SMU (11/21)…also posted seven tackles (3 solo, 4 assists) with 2.0 tackles for loss vs Tulsa (11/27)…recorded seven stops (5 solo, 2 assists) to tie for the team lead at Georgia Tech (9/12), while recording a tackle for loss and scooping up his first-career fumble re­covery…posted six solo stops, including 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack, at Memphis (10/31)…totaled six tackles (5 solo, 1 assist) at Navy (10/24)…recorded six stops (4 solo, 2 assists) with 2.0 tackles for loss vs UConn (11/7)…made three solo tackles, including 2.0 tackles for a loss and one sack, at Temple (10/10)…had one tackle for loss amongst three total tackles (1 solo, 2 assists) vs UCF (10/3)…posted four tackles (2 solo, 2 assists) with one tackle for loss vs Maine (9/19)…notched three solo stops and a tackle for loss vs Duke (9/3)…had one assisted tackle vs Houston (10/16).

SOPHOMORE (2014): Started all 12 games as a sophomore…totaled 47 tackles (21 solo, 26 assists) with 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one pass break-up…tied for third on the team in pass break-ups (1)…tallied a career-high six tackles three times: 4 solo, 2 assists vs Cincinnati (10/31); 2 solo, 4 assists with 1.5 tackles for loss and a pass break-up at Houston (11/8); and 3 solo, 3 assists at East Carolina (11/22)…had 2.0 sacks among 3.0 tackles for loss and finished with four solo stops vs Memphis (11/15)…posted five tackles (1 solo, 4 assists) with a half tackle for loss at Tulsa (8/28)…also had four tackles on two other occasions: all assists with a half tackle for loss at Duke (9/20) and 1 solo, 3 assists at UCF (10/18)…recorded three stops twice: 2 solo and 1 assist vs Georgia Tech (9/6) and 1 solo and 2 assists with one tackle for loss vs Temple (12/6)…added two tackles on three occasions: both solo vs Southeastern Louisiana (9/13); both assists at Rutgers on (9/27); and 1 solo, 1 assist with a forced fumble vs UConn (10/11).

FRESHMAN (2013): Played in 12 games as a true freshman...posted 14 tackles (7 solo, 7 assists) with a half tackle for loss and a pass break-up...tallied a season-high three solo tackles vs UTEP (11/23)...logged a pair of tackles on four occasions: 1 solo, 1 assist vs South Alabama (9/7), at Louisiana Tech (9/12) and vs East Carolina (10/12), and 2 assists with half a tackle for loss at FAU (11/2)...posted a solo stop and a pass break-up vs Jackson State (8/29)...added an assisted stop at ULM on (9/28) and vs Tulsa (10/26).

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterman at Scotlandville High for coach Richard Oliver...rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com while garnering two-star status by Scout.com...received an 82 rating and is listed as the No. 81 defensive tackle in the country and the No. 55 prospect in the state by 247Sports.com...helped lead the Hornets to a combined 13 wins, including a trip to the state playoffs as a sophomore...as a senior, named first-team all-state, all-metro and all-district while claiming Baton Rouge Metro and District 4-5A Defensive MVP honors after posting 54 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, five sacks and three blocked field goals...also selected to play in the 11th Annual U.S. Army Red Stick Bowl...named to all-district team as a junior.

PERSONAL: Born Tanzel E. Smart, Jr., on Nov. 6, 1994, in Baton Rouge, La...son of Lewanna Ventress...undecided on major.