Keelin Smith

2014: Backup defensive back and special teams contributor who appeared in 12 games and made seven tackles...made two stops against Wake Forest and had three tackles versus Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship Game.

2013: Backup defensive back appeared in 12 games and continued to show improvement...set career-bests for tackles (16), interceptions (one) and TFL (1.0)...set a new career high with four tackles against Bethune Cookman...had two tackles, including a career-high 1.0 TFLs, against NC State...made two tackles, intercepted a pass and broke up another one against Idaho…also saw action on punt return and kickoff return units.

2012: Redshirt freshman defensive back who played in 13 games in the secondary and on special teams...tallied nine tackles and one pass breakup...registered a career-high three solo tackles in the season opener against Murray State...added two tackles in the win over Savannah State.

2011: Redshirt season.

PERSONAL: Rated a three-star cornerback with great size and athleticism coming out of high school, who also could play safety...ranked the No. 34 best cornerback by Rivals.com and No. 28 safety by Scout.com...rated a four-star prospect and the No. 14 safety by 247Sports...as a senior posted 64 tackles, one interception and blocked three field goals...selected to the Under Armour All-American team...No. 60 on the ESPNU 150 and No. 5 overall safety...No. 58 on Bill Buchalter’s 2011 Florida Top 100 for the Orlando Sentinel...No.40 on the SuperPrep Florida 110...member of the Florida Times-Union’s Super 75 where he was rated as the No. 5 cornerback...selected First Team All-Area defensive back by TCPalm...Scout.com’s Mike Bakas rated Smith as the No. 55 player in Florida in the Post-Season Top 100...rated No. 16 in the Gainesville Sun’s top 50 seniors list for the state of Florida...chosen by ESPN760 as the No. 6 player in the 10 players to watch in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast...at age 14 won not only a national but international title at the prestigious Hershey’s National Track and Field Championship in Hershey, Pa., winning the boys age 13-14 standing long jump competition with jumps of 9 feet, 5 1/4 inches (national) and 9-4 1/4 (international) to be the first national champ in the 17-year history of Fort Pierce’s Sheraton Plaza Track Club...born January 8, 1993...majoring in social science.