During his high school career, he played the quarterback position, throwing for 3,021 yards from scrimmage with 29 touchdowns.
He took his team in 2015-16 to a Division II-AA State title championship by beating Camarillo (16-13).
In 2016-17 he led Del Oro to a Division 1-A state championship game against San Clemente.
Smartt was also an established point guard for the Del Oro boys basketball team.
Named First-Team JUCO All-American, earned SoCal Regional Playoff MVP, SCFA Offensive Player of the Year and California State Offensive Player of the Year …Broke school record for most completions in a season, highest completion percentage, most passing yards in a season and career, and most touchdown passes in a quarter.