CruSmith.

Cru Smith is a 2030 safety and linebacker at Northside Christian in St. Petersburg, Florida, and he is already doing what most players in his class are still waiting to do: starting on varsity as a freshman. The film makes the case week by week. Six tackles in Week 2. Nine in Week 4, two of them for loss, plus a fumble recovery. Then fourteen in Week 5 with nine solo. That is not a freshman getting a courtesy series — that is a defender the staff has decided to leave on the field, and the trend across those three weeks runs one direction. His freshman season line stands at 37 tackles, 3 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery. The weight room explains how he holds up against juniors and seniors. A 225-pound bench at 175 pounds is well over his own body weight, and a 375-pound squat is a varsity-caliber number in any class. A 32-inch vertical says that strength shows up off the ground and not just on the rack. At 5'11" and 175 in No. 9, Smith has the frame to add weight and grow into the box without giving up the range that lets him play safety right now. The 4.82 forty is the number that moves most between a freshman year and a senior one. Three more seasons of tape are coming, and a varsity freshman reel with a 14-tackle game on it is a serious place to be starting from.

2030 S/LB starting on varsity as a freshman with 37 tackles and 3 TFL