About
Osita Smith
12/18/18 | 8:20 a.m.
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Position
6-2
Height
198
Weight
Bowie, Md.
Hometown
Wilde Lake HS
High School
8/30
Verbal Commit
12/7
Official Visit
12/19
Signs NLI
Highlights
Biography
- Played for coach Michael Harrison at Wilde Lake High
- 2017 and 2018 All-Howard County First Team selection
- 2017 All-State and All-Baltimore Metro First Team selection
- Played in 10 games in 2018, tallying 101 total tackles, including 50 solo stops, 7.5 sacks, 21 tackles for loss
- Led his team in sacks, tackles for loss, registered five forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and two defensive touchdowns
- Also led his team with 26 receptions for 467 yards and eight touchdowns, finishing with 875 all-purpose yards
- Played in 29 career games, recording 243 total tackles, 20.5 sacks and 61 tackles for loss, 10 passes defended, seven fumble recoveries, seven forced fumbles and a blocked punt
- Returned three of his seven fumble recoveries for touchdowns
- On offense, finished with 50 receptions for 969 yards, with a long of 65 yards and 12 touchdowns, averaging 19.4 yards per catch
- Finished with 335 punt return yards and 675 kickoff return yards for 2,163 career all-purpose yards
- As a sophomore, he finished with 78 tackles, including seven sacks and 21 tackles for loss
- Named to ESPN 300
- Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN and 247Sports and a three-star prospect by rivals
- Rated the No. 26 safety nationally by 247Sports, No. 40 wide receiver by ESPN and No. 62 athlete by rivals
- Ranked No. 5 recruit in Maryland by ESPN, No. 6 by 247Sports and No. 12 by rivals
- Also received offers from Cincinnati, Indiana, Marshall, Maryland, Purdue, Rutgers and Wake Forest
Other Offers
West Virginia 
Maryland 
Rutgers 
Indiana 
Purdue 
Boston College 
Cincinnati 
Wake Forest 
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