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2024 Football Roster

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24 Melvin Smith Jr.

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bossier City, La.
  • Prev School Airline HS

Biography

Career
Debut: September 2nd, 2021 versus Northwestern Oklahoma State
Games Played: 22/22
Stats: 60 solo tackles; 28 assisted tackles; 88 total tackles; 11 passes broken up
 
2022
Played in all 11 games…recorded five game with five or more tackles…one game with four passes broken up…three solo tackles including one for loss, two assisted tackles, and a pass broken up to help win against Northwestern Oklahoma State (9/1)…five solo tackles, two assisted tackles, and a pass broken up against East Central (10/1)…four solo and assisted tackles on the road against Southeastern Oklahoma State (10/8)…four solo tackles and one assisted tackle to support the road win over Arkansas Tech (10/15)…recorded four passes broken up on the road to win against Oklahoma Baptist (10/29)…four solo tackles and one assisted tackle against Southern Nazarene (11/5)
 
2021
Saw action in all 11 games…recorded four games five or more tackles…four solo tackles, one assisted tackle, and a pass break up to aid the win against Southwestern Oklahoma State (9/11)…five assisted tackles including one for a loss and a pass break up against Harding (9/18)…five solo tackles, two assisted tackles, and a pass break up on the road against Ouachita Baptist (10/23)…four solo tackles, one assisted tackle, and a pass break up against Oklahoma Baptist (10/30)
 
Previous School
Smith Jr., a native of Bossier City, Louisiana, is a 2021 graduate from Airline HS

Statistics

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2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-2020Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 160 lbs
  • 36

    2020Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 160 lbs
    36
  • 24

    2021Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 180 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2022Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 180 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2023Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 185 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2024Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 185 lbs
    24