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Delaware State University

2019 Football Roster

17 Devin Smith

  • Position Defensive back
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Washington, D.C.
  • Highschool Friendship Collegiate Acad.

Biography

2019:  Preseason All-MEAC Third Team... Started all 12 games. Totaled 48 tackles (fourth most on the team), 3.5 tackles for loss, six pass breakups, one forced fumble and one safety. Returned one punt for 15 yards. Best game(s): Five tackles and two pass breakups vs. Howard (Sep. 21). Five tackles and two pass breakups at North Carolina A&T (Sep. 26). Season high six tackles, including one tackle for loss vs. Merrimack (Oct. 19). Tied season high with six tackles vs. NC Central (Oct. 26) Recorded a safety vs Bethune Cookman (Nov. 9).

2018: Started all games in the secondary … fourth on the Hornets with 55 total tackles and third on the team with 41 solo stops … also credited with six tackles-for-loss (third on team), five pass break-ups and a forced fumble … tied career-high with 11 tackles (nine solo) vs. FBS Western Michigan (Sep. 15) … also had career-high four tackles for loss and a forced fumble in Western Michigan contest …  posted 10 tackles, eight solo, vs. Norfolk State (9/29/18)  … recorded nine tackles (eight solo), including a backfield stop,  25-6 victory over Savannah State (Nov. 3) … had eight tackles (six unassisted) and a break up in 28-13 victory over North Carolina Central (Oct. 27) … tallied four unassisted tackles, one behind the line-of-scrimmage, and a pass break up vs. Morgan State (Nov. 10) … posted five-or-more tackles in six games.

2017: Appeared in all 11 games in the secondary  … third on the Hornets with 60 total tackles and tied for third on the team with 36 solo stops … also credited with 2.5 tackles for loss (-8) , an interception, fumble recovery, pass break and pass deflection … had career-high 11 tackles (seven unassisted) vs. Savannah State (Nov. 4) … contributed his first collegiate interception and three tackles (two solo) to 17-14 victory over South Carolina State (Oct. 21) … collected four unassisted tackles and assisted on three others in 33-30 win over Morgan State (Nov. 11) … recorded a fumble recovery and five tackles (four unassisted) vs. FBS West Virginia (Sep. 16) … had four tackles (three solo), including one behind the line-of-scrimmage in season finale at FBS Florida State (Nov. 18) … tallied four tackles (each solo) vs. Howard (Oct. 14) … collected three solo tackles and three assists in season opener at Delaware (Aug. 31) 

2016: Earned playing time as a back-up in the secondary and on special teams … recorded two tackles, including a solo stop vs. North Carolina A&T (Nov. 12).

High School: Three-year varsity letterman at Friendship Academy … competed in football and track & field … selected as team Defensive Player-of-the-Year after recording 62 tackles, three interceptions, a forced fumble and blocked punt as a senior in 2015 … helped lead Friendship to 2015 district playoff semifinal appearance ... competed in District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association All-Star Game … tallied 40 tackles and four forced fumbles during junior season … also member of playoff team as a junior … Charter League Track & Field 100 and 200-meter champion, and member of 4x100 championship relay team.  

Personal: Son of Kameron Smith and Marlon Brown … has three sisters and one brother … born in Washington, D.C. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2016Freshman

    Defensive back
    6'0" 180 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2017Freshman

    Defensive back
    6'0" 180 lbs
    36
  • 17

    2018Junior

    Defensive back
    5'11" 190 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2019Senior

    Defensive back
    5'11" 190 lbs
    17