San Diego State continues to roll on in the 2026 recruiting cycle and now has its latest piece to the class as two-way Fresno-Central East athlete Brandon Smith announced his pledge to the Aztecs following a recent junior day visit. The 6-foot, 190-pound running back/defensive back has been a big priority for Sean Lewis and his staff. The SDSU head coach stopped by last week to meet with him along with safeties coach C.J. McGorisk while running backs coach Darian Hagan stopped by the school earlier this week for a visit with Smith ahead of his commitment.
Utah hosted Smith on an unofficial visit over the weekend before he made his decision to pick the Aztecs on Thursday. Arizona, Boise State, Washington State, Nevada, Fresno State and Colorado State are some of the schools that have also been in pursuit of Smith.
He took several trips to SDSU over the course of his recruitment including stopping by again recently for a junior day visit. Smith is being recruited as an athlete so we'll see where he ends up but he shows just as much promise on offense as he does on the defensive side. He had 2,225 total yards as a junior including 1,871 yards rushing and 25 rushing scores. As a defensive back, he had 71 tackles to go along with 12.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 interceptions and a forced fumble.
