30 JAN 1994: RUNNING BACK EMMITT SMITH OF THE DALLAS COWBOYS FLASHES THE NUMBER ONE SIGN DURING THE COWBOYS 30-13 VICTORY OVER THE BUFFALO BILLS IN SUPER BOWL XXVIII AT THE GEORGIA DOME IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. SMITH RUSHED FOR TWO TOUCHDOWNS AND WAS SELECT

Son of NFL legend Emmitt Smith already drawing interest from two college programs

He's hoping to make a name for himself.

The recruitment of the 2018 class is fully underway, but there are some schools who are looking to get ahead on some other classes. It looks like a couple of schools are trying to sway the son of legendary running back Emmitt Smith to join them already despite him being a member of the far future class of 2020.

Videos by FanBuzz

RELATED: Our hearts are with Emmitt Smith, who has suffered a terrible loss

However, junior is trying to separate himself from pops as he told 247Sports.

"It's not really footsteps thing with my dad," said the younger Smith. "But he's been a big influence on my life and with football. He always tells me to work hard and something good will come of it."

The 5'10", 180-pound receiver isn't ranked yet as that class has not been evaluated. However, the Dallas native already has interest from the likes of Stanford and Arkansas. That will certainly get him some separation from his old man.