Skip To Main Content

UTEP Miners

2023 Football Roster

UTEP Athletics
UTEP Athletics
UTEP Athletics
Ruben R. Ramirez

1 Tyrin Smith

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cibolo, Texas
  • Highschool Cibolo Steele HS

Biography

All-Conference USA Honorable Mention (2022)

2022 (RS JUNIOR)
  • Earned Conference USA Honorable Mention.
  • Started all 12 games as UTEP’s primary wide receiver. 
  • Led team in receptions (71), receiving yards (1,039) and receiving scores (seven).
  • Only the eighth UTEP receiver all-time in program history to gain 1,000 or more receiving yards in a single season.
  • One of three C-USA WRs to gain 1,000+ receiving yards during the ’22 season.
  • Ranked second in receiving yards per game (86.6), third in receiving yards (1,039), fourth in receptions (71) in C-USA.
  • Ranked 25th nationally in receiving yards and 22nd in yards per game.
  • Added a 56-yard pass completion and 36 yards rushing on five attempts. 
  • Opened season with 127 yards seven receptions and a touchdown against UNT.
  • Rcked up a career-high 183 yards on eight receptions at New Mexico.
  • Tallied two touchdowns with 106 yards on four receptions in a win at Charlotte.
  • Recorded a career-high 10 receptions for 117 yards and a score against Middle Tennessee.
  • Tallied a TD with 58 yards on five catches in a win over FIU.
  • Completed a 56-yard pass, while adding 99 yards on four receptions with a touchdown at UTSA. 
  • Scored a touchdown and tallied 56 yards on four catches in a win over rival NM State. 

2021 (SOPHOMORE)
  • Made an immediate impact in the UTEP receiving corps, catching 33 balls for 570 yards (17.3 avg.) with four touchdowns.
  • Ranked 38th nationally in yards per catch.
  • Played in 13 games, making four starts.
  • Posted his first 100-yard game as a Miner with four catches for 114 yards at Florida Atlantic.
  • Added a 49-yard touchdown against the Owls. 
  • Scored two touchdowns against UTSA a week later (3-91-2).
  • Earlier in the season, registered four receptions for 76 yards versus Bethune-Cookman.
  • Had a 55-yard catch at Southern Miss. 

PRIOR TO UTEP
  • Saw action in seven games as a freshman at Cisco College.
  • Had 13 receptions for 267 yards and two touchdown catches.
  • Averaged 38.1 receiving yards per game and 20.5 yards per reception.
  • Also served as a returner for the Wranglers.
  • Returned 11 kickoffs for 165 yards with an average of 15.0 yards per return.
  • Had two punt returns for 45 yards and an average of 22.5 yards per punt return.
  • Was named the top-ranked player in the SWJCFC in 2020 by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football.
  • Graduated from Steele High School in 2019.
  •  Helped guide Steele to an 8-4 overall record as a senior.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2021Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 180 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'7" 170 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2023Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'7" 170 lbs
    1