Blake Smythe

Position:
DL
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 283
Year:
1st
Hometown:
Trafalgar, Ind.
High School:
Franklin Community

2026 (First Season)
Season: Appeared in two games ... Made collegiate debut in Week 3 against Western Kentucky (9/19) ... Missed Week 1-2 due to injury ... One of 13 first year players to make collegiate debut in 2026.

Howard (9/12): Made collegiate debut on defense in the first quarter. Northwestern (9/25): First collegiate tackle came in the second quarter.

Prep/Personal
Defensive lineman for head coach Chris Coll at Franklin Community High School … Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals/On3 … Consensus a top-20 prospect in Indiana on all three major recruiting services: ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals/On3 … Tabbed the No. 80-ranked defensive lineman nationally by ESPN … Named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Class 5A All-State as a sophomore and junior … Selected to Indianapolis Star Central Indiana Super Team as a senior … All-Mid State Conference as a sophomore and junior … Totaled 261 tackles, 52.0 tackles for loss, 20.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and two interceptions in his prep career … Charted 59 total tackles, 22.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks his final prep season … Added one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one interception …Grandfather, Mark Smythe, lettered in football for Indiana from 1979-83 and is a member of the Monroe County (Ind.) Sports Hall of Fame.