Cowboys star Mazi Smith's 'unpaid storage unit from his college days fetches $1,880 at auction before revealing THOUSANDS in Michigan memorabilia, playbooks, sneakers and a GUN SAFE,' winning bidder claims

Mazi Smith didn't just leave Michigan football behind when the defensive tackle was picked by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

The 6-foot-3, 337-pound nose tackle apparently discarded his gun safe, Legos collection, Wolverines playbooks as well as thousands of dollars' worth of shoes and other apparel, according a man who claims to have bought Smith's Ann Arbor storage unit at auction.

Vincent Broadway, the winning bidder, did not identify Smith by name while revealing the contents of the unit on TikTok. However, he did mention that unit was owned by a former Michigan player who was picked in the first round of the 2023 draft. And a quick glance at the first 31 picks of last year's draft reveal that only one Wolverine was taken: Smith.

An attorney representing Smith confirmed that the unit did belong to his client, adding that the 22-year-old hopes to get his possessions back. 

The winning bidder discovered a gun safe and several pairs of game-worn cleats in the unit 

Mazi Smith (pictured) recently completed his rookie year in Dallas after leaving Michigan 

'Mazi Smith was completely unaware that his personal belongings had been sold until he was sent the TikTok video of the man who purchased the storage unit where his belongings were being stored,' attorney  Levi G. McCathern II told DailyMail.com in an email. 

'Obviously, Mazi has been in constant motion since being drafted last year,' McCathern continued. 'In the course of moving and changing banks, payment for this unit somehow fell through the cracks. Mazi obviously wants his possessions back, and we will immediately begin working towards that goal. We are hopeful that the individual in possession of Mazi's unique personal items will cooperate with us on their speedy return.'

The unit appears to be a significant find for Broadway, who called it 'one of the craziest storage units I've ever purchased.' 

'I paid $1,880 for this storage locker, I'm guessing, because most people saw this giant gun safe in the front,' Broadway is heard saying while pointing his camera at a tall digital ProVault safe.

'But what I saw was this cleat in the back, and it's a Michigan Jordan cleat,' he continued, holding the shoe towards the camera. 'These are player-exclusive tweets and they sell for between six- and seven-hundred dollars, and that was just the tip of the ice berg for this unit.'

'All of the shoes in here are essentially player-exclusive Michigan Wolverine Jordan shoes. Cleats, player-exclusive regular shoes, training shoes – it's just insane.'

The shoes included a pair of Travis Scott Jordan 1s, valued at $800, and even a $1,000 pair of Michigan Jordan Lows.

The shoes are estimated to be worth $20,000, according to Broadway.

Smith's shoe collection is valued at around 20,000 thanks to player-exclusive Jordan apparel

The apparent winning bidder, Vincent Broadway, regularly shares his storage unit findings on social media for his followers 

Smith, a well-known Legos enthusiast, also had boxes of the toy blocks loaded into several containers, not to mention a Louis Vuitton toiletry bag valued at $1,000.

Memorabilia includes Michigan playbooks from the team's John Harbaugh era before the title-winning coach left for the Los Angeles Chargers earlier this month, as well as several pairs of game-worn cleats.

Storage units typically go up for auction when the renter falls behind on payments, although it remains unclear if Smith owed any money, and if so, how much.

Smith is coming off his first season with the Cowboys, for whom he started three games in 2023. The Southfield, Michigan native had one sack in 17 appearances.

And for those concerned with a young man keeping a gun safe in a storage unit, it's worth noting that the University of Michigan bans firearms, so many hunting enthusiasts who attend the school are expected to keep rifles off campus.

However, Smith has been arrested for a weapons-related offense.

In 2022, Ann Arbor police found a concealed weapon in his possession during a routine traffic stop, which lead to a felony charge.

He later leaded guilty to a lesser charge, while explaining that he was in the process of applying for a concealed-weapon permit in Michigan.