A 34-inch vertical at 225 pounds: 2027 edge Cy'Darius Smith

Edge rushers get drafted — and recruited — on one trait above all: explosion. Cy'Darius Smith jumps 34 inches carrying 225 pounds.

Cy'Darius Smith, a 2027 defensive end out of Temple High School (Temple, TX), is 6'0", 225 pounds with a 34-inch vertical, a 450-pound squat, and a 3.60 GPA.

The profile

A 34-inch vertical at 225 is the measurement that makes defensive line coaches rewind the film — it's the same lower-body twitch that shows up as get-off, and get-off is the whole position. The 450 squat underneath it confirms the power base is real, not just spring.

Undersized-edge is a label, but Texas high school football has a long history of 6'0" rushers who win with leverage and burst against 6'5" tackles who can't bend. The film — four games of it on his profile — is where that argument gets settled.

The academic floor

A 3.60 GPA keeps Smith's recruitment friction-free: no eligibility caveats, no admissions gamble, full academic-money stacking at the D2 and D3 levels. Staffs can evaluate the player without underwriting a risk.

What coaches should watch this fall

Temple plays real Texas competition, and junior season is where edge production numbers start counting. If the explosion in his testing shows up as sacks and TFLs this fall, Smith's profile has everything else already verified and waiting.

His film, verified numbers, and academic profile are all in one place.

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