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2021 Football Roster

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4 James Smith, III

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Ht./Wt. 5-8 / 161
  • Hometown Canton, Miss.
  • Highschool Velma Jackson

Biography

Fall 2021: Played in 11 games, rushed for 517 yards on 89 carries, scored 5 rushing touchdown, longest 62 yards, caught 9 passes for 50 yards, scored one touchdown, the long being a 17 yards catch, and was named to the GSC Fall All-Academic Team, Honor Roll.

Spring 2021: Played in 2 games ... Rushed for 66 yards on eight carries ... Score one rushing touchdown ...  Averaged 8.3 yards per carry ... Caught four passes for 21 yards ... Averaged 5.3 yards per reception 

2019: Played in 11 games ... Second on team and 10th in GSC with 553 rushing yards on 96 carries ... Led the team in yards per carry at 5.8 ... Scored two rushing touchdowns ... Caught 15 passes for 164 yards ... Averaged 10.9 yards per reception ... 553 yards total offense and 741 all-purpose yards was third on team ... Had top rushing game of the year with 150 yards against Shorter.

Junior College: Played in 18 career games at East Central (Miss.) Community College, rushing for 1,381 yards and three touchdowns as team offensive captain … Had 176 carries for 872 yards as a sophomore, averaging 96.9 yards per game and 5.0 yards per carry … Rushed 98 times for 509 yards as a freshman, averaging 56.6 yards per game and 5.2 per carry … Had 15 career receptions for 261 yards and two TDs … Racked up 1,642 junior college career all-purpose yards.

High School: Played for Coach Benard Euells at Velma Jackson (Miss.) High School … Rushed for 3,547 career yards on 384 carries … Averaged 101.3 career yards per game and 9.2 career yards per carry … Had 34 career rushing TDs and 36 total career scores … Ran for more than 1,600 yards in each of his junior and senior seasons … Averaged 39.8 yards on five career kickoff returns.

Personal: James Smith III ... Goes by Jay ... Born Nov. 11, 1998 ... Son of Martha and James Smith, Jr. ... Graduated in December 2020 with a Bachelor's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies ... Has one brother, Martez (31) and one sister, Cree (27).

Statistics

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2021

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2019Junior

    RB
    5'8" 161 lbs
    28
  • 4

    2020-21Graduate Student

    RB
    5'8" 161 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2021Graduate Student

    RB
    5'8" 161 lbs
    4