JACKSON, Tenn. -- Trey Smith, the top ranked player in the ESPN 300, was presented with his Under Armour All-America jersey in a ceremony on Tuesday afternoon. The presentation was sponsored by American Family Insurance and held in front of family, students and friends at the gymnasium at University School of Jackson.
Smith is arguably the most high coveted prospect in the entire country and has narrowed down his college choices to six; Tennessee, Alabama, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State and will make his decision after taking five official visits on Dec. 6.
The five-star prospect said his selection to the Under Armour All-America game was a dream come true.
“It is a tremendous honor,” Smith said. “I used to watch the Under Armour game on TV as a kid with my family and realizing those were high school players was excited and now I’ll be able to take part in that experience.”
Q&A with Smith
Q: If you face one other player in the country, who would it be and why?
"I’d have to say Jaelan Phillips or that defensive end from IMG, Joshua Kaindoh. Both of those guys are really good competitors. Or Robert Beal, He’s probably one of the best defensive end’s I’ve seen this year. You know what they say, iron sharpens iron and you have to go against the best to be the best."
Q: If you could play a professional athlete one-on-one in their sport, who would it be and why?
"I’d have to say J.J. Watt. Just to see how bad it would be."
Q: What number would you like to wear in college and why?
"Either 73 or 55. 73 was my dad’s number so I’d like to keep that tradition and 55 if just a number a lot of colleges have been coming at me with."
Q: What are you looking forward to the most during the Under Armour week?
"After the game is over, it will be close to when I will enroll at a college so I’m just looking forward to seeing where I stack up against some of the other top athletes across the country and seeing what I need to work on technique-wise."
Q: What is your first football memory?
"I remember when I was playing in fifth and sixth grade. The best memory I had was when I chased someone down from behind and scored a few touchdowns."