Duke Blue Devils · S RoomS
#2 Patrick Smith-Young
Class GR/TRFrom North Texas (transfer)Ht / Wt 5'9" · 190 lbHometown Sugar Land, TX · Clements
Depth-chart placement
Current role
SS2Placement
BackupRoom
SafetyExperience
GRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29S room context
View full depth chart →Patrick Smith-Young holds the SS · Backup spot in Duke Blue Devils’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026North Texas→Duke Blue Devils
Background & career
Patrick Smith-Young is a safety from Sugar Land, Texas, who attended Clements High School before playing college football at North Texas. The 5'9", 190-pound defensive back wears No. 2 for Duke and holds graduate/transfer eligibility for the 2026 class. Smith-Young joined the Blue Devils as a transfer addition to the secondary.
North Texas2022 – 2023
Old Dominion2024North Texas2025
Duke2026 — presentPrevious schoolNorth TexasRecruiting3-star · No. 1945 nationalOriginSugar Land, TX · Clements