2016 Football Roster
Roster
Jeff Smith
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- St. Petersburg, Fla.
- High School:
- Clearwater Central Catholic
SMITH’S CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 6 at Wake Forest, 9//13/18
Receiving yards: 145 at Wake Forest, 9//13/18
Long reception: 71 at Wake Forest, 9//13/18
Points scored: 18 vs. Howard, 9/5/15
Touchdowns: 3 vs. Howard, 9/5/15
Rushes: 13 at Syracuse, 11/28/15
Rush yards: 117 at Syracuse, 11/28/15
Rush TDs: 3 vs. Howard, 9/5/15
Long rush: 80 vs. Notre Dame, 11/21/15
Attempts: 22 at Clemson, 10/1715
All-purpose yards: 121 vs Connecticut, 11/19/16
Completions: 7 at Clemson, 10/17/15
Pass TDs: 1 (6x) last vs. Temple, 9/29/18
Long pass: 39 at Clemson, 10/17/15
Passing yards: 87 at Clemson, 10/17/15
NOTES: Transitioned to wide receiver from quarterback in the spring of 2016.
2018 (SENIOR): Made two catches vs. UMass (9/1/18) for 23 yards and added four carries for 35 yards... ran once for 20 yards to set up an early TD drive against Holy Cross (9/8/18)... first career 100-yard game at Wake Forest (9/13/18) with 145 yards on six catches and two touchdowns, including a career-best 71-yard TD reception... added three carries for 42 yards, including a 30-yard rush against the Demon Deacons... caught four passes, all in the first half, for 36 yards and a 16-yard TD against Temple (9/29/18)... completed a nine-yard TD pass to QB Anthony Brown against the Owls... collected one 35-yard pass at NC State (10/6/18)... rushed three times for 18 yards and a touchdown vs. Louisville (10/13/18)... completed two passes for 58 yards and added two catches for 19 yards, including the opening-score of the game, against No. 25 Miami (10/26/18)... reeled off a 17-yard rush and added one catch at Virginia Tech (11/3/18)... caught a 26-yard touchdown catch and totaled 59 yards on three catches at Florida State (11/17/18)... scored on a 69-yard touchdown reception late in the second quarter vs. No. 19 Syracuse (11/24/18).
2017 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games with four starts at wide receiver … third on the team with 25 receptions and 296 receiving yards … multi-threat weapon in the offense who has rushed for a touchdown and thrown for two touchdowns … three receptions for 18 yards (eight targets) in the win at Northern Illinois (Sept. 1) … three rushing attempts for 26 yards (8.7 yards per carry) in the NIU victory … led BC with five receptions for 56 yards against Wake Forest (Sept. 9) … led BC with four receptions for 58 yards at No. 2 Clemson, including a 33-yard reception … 25-yard touchdown pass to quarterback Anthony Brown against Virginia Tech (Oct. 7) on a trick play reverse pass … 34-yard touchdown pass on a reverse to Kobay White for BC’s first touchdown in the 35-3 win over Florida State … season-long 64-yard touchdown run on a jet sweep in the 42-14 win at Syracuse (Nov. 25).
2016 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, making six starts at wide receiver … notched 395 receiving yards on 27 catches with three touchdowns … recorded the team’s longest catch of the year – 58 yards … averaged a team-high 14.6 yards per catch and was second on the Eagles with 30.4 yards per game … also recorded 199 rushing yards on 25 carries with a touchdown … first career reception against Georgia Tech (Sept. 3), finishing the game with three catches for 26 yards ... notched a career-high five receptions for 98 yards in the victory at Massachusetts (Sept. 10), catching first two career touchdowns on consecutive drives ... made a career-long, 58-yard TD grab in the win against Wagner (Sept. 24) ... led the Eagles against Buffalo (Oct. 1) with five catches for 65 yards ... rushed for 70 yards, including a season-high 60-yard touchdown run, while adding three receptions for 25 yards against NC State (Oct. 29) ... racked up a career-high 121 all-purpose yards in the win against Connecticut (Nov. 19) with 87 receiving yards on four receptions and 34 rushing yards on seven attempts … also recorded second reception of over 50 yards against the Huskies ... tied a team high with four receptions at Wake Forest (Nov. 26) for 20 yards ... threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to QB Patrick Towles on a trick play in the Quick Lane Bowl victory over Maryland (Dec. 26) while adding 15 yards on four rushes.
2015 (FRESHMAN): Ranked ninth in the ACC by averaging 6.3 yards per rush … saw action in nine games, making three starts … totaled 253 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions on 27-of-82 passing … rushed for 450 yards and six touchdowns on 71 carries … made collegiate debut against Howard (Sept. 12), rushing for 89 yards and three touchdowns on five carries … ran for 56 yards on nine carries against Northern Illinois (Sept. 26) … rushed 10 times for 56 yards at Duke (Oct. 3) … recorded first career start at No. 3 Clemson (Oct. 17), throwing for 87 yards and a touchdown on 7-of-22 passing while adding 13 yards and a touchdown on seven carries … passed for 24 yards and a touchdown and ran for 100 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown scamper, against No. 3 Notre Dame (Nov. 21) … topped the century mark on the ground for a second consecutive game, rushing for 117 yards on 13 carries at Syracuse (Nov. 28).
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team All-State Class 3A honors … played in the Blue-Grey All-American Game … named the Bright House Sports Network’s Offensive Player of the Year and the Tampa Bay Times All-Pinellas County Offensive Player of the Year … voted a team captain … played for head coach John Davis … set the Central Catholic school record for touchdowns by a quarterback with 34, both in 2014 and 2013 ... also set the school record with 397 passing yards in a single game and helped the Marauders rack up a record 507 points in 2014 ... threw for 2,165 yards and rushed for 1,236 more in senior year … led the Marauders to the Class 3A state title game as a junior ... recorded 2,194 passing yards and 1,258 rushing yards in 2013.
PERSONAL: Jeffrey Alan Smith II … enrolled as a communication major in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences … the son of Lennice and Jeffrey Smith ... has a younger brother Zachary … father and uncle, Todd Smith, played football and ran track at Morningside College.
