big-frame UNC TE with upside, but no game tape yet in 2025
Yasir Smith is a 6-foot-5, 265-pound North Carolina tight end who arrived as a 2025 recruit with three-star-level buzz, but he did not appear in a game for UNC and reports later indicated he was no longer with the program in 2025[2][3][5][13]. His high school résumé points to real developmental upside: as a senior at Summerville, he posted 43 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, eight pass breakups, and 17 quarterback hurries[5]. The appeal is clear—size, length, and disruptive versatility—but the current fit question is bigger than the flashes: he’s more projection than proven production right now[1][2][5].
