Transferred to Clemson after stellar 2024 season at Southeast Missouri State … recorded 24 receptions for 239 yards and a touchdown in 317 offensive snaps over 13 games (four starts) for the Tigers in 2025.

2025: Caught 24 passes for 239 yards and a touchdown in 317 offensive snaps over 13 games (four starts) … made Clemson debut vs. No. 9 LSU … recorded first catch as a Tiger vs. Troy … caught two passes for 26 yards vs. Syracuse … gained 29 yards on three receptions at North Carolina … caught two passes for nine yards at Boston College … caught his first touchdown as a Tiger vs. SMU, hauling in a contested 23-yard touchdown on 4th-and-21 among his three catches for 51 yards … made his first start as a Tiger vs. Duke, posting season highs with six receptions and 79 yards … caught four passes for 36 yards vs. Florida State … was one of 17 different Clemson players to catch a pass vs. Furman … gained 10 yards on two receptions vs. Penn State.

WELCOME TO CLEMSON, TRISTAN!!

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— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) October 18, 2025

Before Clemson: Played the 2024 season at Southeast Missouri State, helping the Redhawks to a first-place finish in the Big South-OVC Football Association and a berth in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs … was a second-team all-conference selection … caught 76 passes for 934 yards and six touchdown receptions in addition to rushing for one touchdown in 11 games … his 76 receptions and his 84.9 receiving yards per game ranked among the top 20 in the FCS in 2024 … finished seventh in the FCS in receptions per game … posted three 100-yard receiving games including posting career highs in receptions (10) and receiving yards (139) and scoring a touchdown against 12th-seeded Illinois State in the first round of the 2024 FCS playoffs … spent two years at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College from 2022-23 … added 14 receptions for 140 yards and a touchdown in 10 games in 2023 … caught two passes for 91 yards and a touchdown in seven games as a freshman in 2022 … played both football and basketball at LaGrange (Ga.) High School.

Personal: Born Sept. 14, 2003 … sports communication major.

The Story & Journey of Tristan Smith – Beyond The Paw