Jonathan Smith

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
230
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Laurinburg, N.C.
High School:
Scotland County

2018 - Junior Season
Appeared in seven games, starting four, at linebacker • Tallied 27 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3.5 TFL, a PBU and a forced fumble • Opened the season with five tackles, 1.5 sacks and 2.5 TFL at Cal • Registered 6 tackles and a forced fumble at ECU • Added four stops versus Pitt • Made one stop at Miami • Recorded five tackles and a PBU against Virginia Tech • Posted five tackles and a TFL at Syracuse • Added a stop at Virginia.

2017 - Sophomore Season
Appeared in 11 games and made four starts at linebacker • Finished with 40 tackles and 4.0 tackles for loss • Also had one fumble recovery that resulted in a TD • Recorded eight tackles, a pass breakup and a QB hurry in the season finale at NC State • Finished with a career-high 11 tackles and returned a fumble 28 yards for a TD in the win over WCU • Had a pair of tackles at Virginia Tech • Tallied five tackles and a TFL against Notre Dame • Finished with two solo tackles at Georgia Tech • Started against Duke and had a pair of tackles • Finished with six tackles (three solo) in his first career start at ODU • Had four tackles against Louisville • Returned to the field after missing the second half of 2016 and saw time primarily on special teams against Cal.

2016 - True Freshman Season
Played in the first five games of the season before suffering a foot fracture and ending his freshman campaign • Had one tackle against Florida State • Enrolled at UNC in January and participated in spring practice.

Scotland County High School
Ranked the No. 26 player in North Carolina by 247sports.com and the No. 11 inside linebacker in the country • Considered the No. 20 player in North Carolina and the No. 17 inside linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com • Member of North Carolina’s Shrine Bowl team • Named the area Defensive Player of the Year by WPDE-TV • Helped lead Scotland to its fifth-straight Southeastern Conference championship as a senior by recording 120 tackles (17 for loss), one forced fumble and recovery, and three INTs • Provided the highlight of the Scotland’s season in the regular season finale against Richmond Senior, picking of a pass in the red zone during the final seconds • Twice named all-state • Named the SEC’s Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season • As a junior, was named to the 2014 AP all-state team and earned conference player of the year honors as Scotland finished 12-2 overall and advanced to the third round of the state 4A playoffs • Totaled a team-high 156 tackles (22 for loss), four sacks and an INT that season • High school head coach was Richard Bailey.

Personal
Son of Sharonica and Jonathan Smith Sr. • Birthday is June 11.