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2018 Football Roster

Michael Reese
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29 Jamar Smith

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 230
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lyons, Ga.

Biography

2017 (JUNIOR): Played in 12 games and made one start … recorded 34 tackles (22 solo), four tackles for loss (seven yards) and a quarterback hurry … posted a season-best six stops and added a tackle for loss against Army … registered five stops at no. 7 Oklahoma … tallied four tackles in three different contests (vs. Rice, WKU and UAB) … notched a quarterback hurry at UAB … recorded three solo stops versus Arizona.

PRIOR TO UTEP: Led defense in tackles during both seasons at Holmes Community College … led team with 90 tackles (66 solo) in 10 games played during 2016 … averaged a team-best 9.0 tackles per game … added 2.0 sacks, 12.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, four pass breakups and a blocked kick … registered double-digit tackles in five different contests … named MACJC First Team All-State and NJCAA All-Region XXIII … notched a career-high 15 tackles (12 solo), along with 3.0 tackles for loss and a pass breakup against Copiah-Lincoln … opened sophomore campaign with back-to-back, 12-tackle performances (at East Central (MS), vs. Southwest Mississippi) … notched a sack at East Central (MS) and against Iowa Western … led Falcons with 59 tackles in 2015, while adding 3.0 sacks and 6.0 tackles for loss.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jamar Marquee Smith … son of Nathan Smith and Gloria Jordan … has two brothers and three sisters … born in Lyons, Georgia … multidisciplinary studies major.

Statistics

Season:
2018

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 45

    2017Junior

    LB
    5'10" 235 lbs
    45
  • 29

    2018Senior

    Linebacker
    5'10" 230 lbs
    29