2018: Started all 10 games for the Rangers last season...emerged as the team’s leading receiver, racking up 537 yards on 45 receptions with eight touchdowns...also returned 18 punts for 144 yards, totaling 745 all-purpose yards...received several Division I offers during the offseason.
High School: Played for coach Toby Collums at Northwest Rankin...led the Cougars to an 8-5 season and the first round of the Class 6A state playoffs in 2016...started his sophomore to senior seasons at quarterback...passed for 2,246 yards and 24 touchdowns on 185-of-302 aim his senior year...rushed for 583 yards and nine touchdowns on 129 carries...passed for a career-high 324 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for three scores in a narrow 56-48 loss to Clinton...an all-region and all-state selection...participated in the annual Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game...named a Top 125 senior for 2016 by
The Clarion-Ledger...helped the Cougars to three playoff appearances as a three-year starter...walked on at Mississippi State in the fall of 2017 over offers from South Alabama, Southern Miss, Louisiana, Jackson State and Idaho...off the field, a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Personal: Son of Jackie and Greg Smith...has three siblings, Quade (24), Emi (18) and Brooke (12)...uncle, Fred McAfee, played in the NFL for 16 years, including two stints with the New Orleans Saints from 1991-93 and 2000-06, earning a Pro Bowl nod in 2002...enjoys playing Xbox in his spare time...nickname is “B-Smitty”....studying kinesiology...born January 15, 1999.
