Illinois TE Grant Smith brings 6-5 length and local-recruit upside, but 2026 availability is the big question
Grant Smith is a 6-foot-5, 225-pound sophomore tight end from Maroa-Forsyth whose appeal is obvious: size, hometown toughness, and a high-upside receiving background from high school, where he was a multi-score red-zone weapon. He enrolled at Illinois with three-star momentum, but he has no meaningful college production yet and was reported out for the 2026 season with a foot injury, so this is more projection than production right now. If your team values length, catch radius, and developmental upside, he’s intriguing; if you need an immediate contributor, the wait continues.
