Pre-College

• Smith comes to the Mountain from Pope John Paul II High School in Hendersonville, Tennessee, where he lettered the last four years for coaches Alan Mila and Mike Mclaren.
• During that time, Smith led JPII to the TSSAA State playoffs all four seasons. Additionally, Smith was honored as an all-county honorable mention player as a freshman, a second-team all-county selection as a sophomore, and as a first-team all-country honoree as a junior.
• Additionally, Smith played club soccer for the SSA Harpeth Chelsea Elite '95 under coach Sam Bancroft. In fact, Smith was a teammate of fellow recruit Holden Foster. During his time with the club, Smith led Harpeth Chelsea Elite to a runner-up finish in the Division I State Cup. Additionally, Elite won the Liberty Cup.
• Over his prep career, Smith also played for club teams Harpeth 94 and Brentwood 94.
• Smith also lettered in football for JPII and was an all-region swimmer.

Personal

• Griffin is the son of Terry Smith and Deborah Dorsey.