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97 Akeem Smith

  • Position Noseguard
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 290
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Richmond, Va.
  • High School Bishop Sullivan Catholic

Biography

CAREER STATISTICS

AT GEORGIA STATE:  Key contributor on the defensive line as a part-time starter at noseguard the last two years ... Member of 2018 recruiting class who played as a true freshman ... Nicknamed Meatball.
    
2021: Saw action in all 13 games ... Made 17 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks ... Top game was the win over Troy, when he had a career-high six tackles with 2.5 tackles, for loss, including 1.5 sacks.
    
2020: Played in 10 games, including six starts at noseguard ... Made 21 tackles with three tackles for loss, including 0.5 sacks ... Helped the GSU defense rank No. 7 in FBS with a school-record 35 sacks and allow 136.6 rushing yards per game for the second-best mark in program history ... Career-high six tackles with a shared sack in win at South Alabama, which GSU held to 324 total yards ... Had two tackles for loss in win over ULM.
    
2019: Redshirt year in which he played in four games and made one tackle.
    
2018: Earned playing time behind starter Dontae Wilson as a true freshman in 2018 ... Played in 10 games and made seven tackles ... Season-high three tackles at Troy ... Made two tackles including a shared sack at Memphis.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state defender from Bishop Sullivan Catholic, a nationally-ranked program in Virginia Beach, Va. ... First-team All-State (Group 5A) and first-team 5A All-South Region ... Rated the No. 14 prospect in South Hampton Roads by the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot ... Three-star prospect by 247 Sports … Played for Henrico High School as a junior, when he was named Conference 11 defensive player of the year and first-team All-Metro ... Made 54 tackles, 20 tackles for loss and 12 sacks as a junior ... Four-year starter and three-time all-conference selection.

PERSONAL: Full name is Akeem Aziz Smith ... Son of Albert and Angela Smith ... Born Jan. 8, 2000.

Statistics

Season:
2022

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 97

    2018Freshman

    Noseguard
    6'0" 299 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2019Sophomore

    Noseguard
    6'0" 299 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    Noseguard
    6'0" 299 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Noseguard
    6'0" 290 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2022Redshirt Senior

    Noseguard
    6'0" 290 lbs
    97