Defensive back, Jackson State, 2024–⁠26

Mike Smith III

Number
No. 4
Height
5′10″
Weight
170 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Dayton, OH

Mike Smith III plays defensive back for Jackson State. Last time out, against Florida A&M: 1 tackles.

2026 so far

9 tackles

Last game: 1 tackles vs. Florida A&M, W 27–⁠17

Next game: at Bethune-Cookman, Oct 24

Game by game this season, tackles
  1. 3@TNST
  2. 3TUSK
  3. 1SOU
  4. 1@GRAM
  5. 1FAMU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Team titles: SWAC champions, 2024

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2025Jackson State1100100
2026Jackson State9710010
Career10810110

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Jackson State4DBFr.
2025Jackson State4DBSo.
2026Jackson State4DBJr.5′10″170

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2026 Jackson State 5 games, 9 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 29atTennessee StateW 26–⁠24320000
Sep 19vs.TuskegeeW 41–⁠7320000
Sep 26vs.SouthernW 35–⁠17111001
Oct 10atGramblingL 38–⁠45110000
Oct 17vs.Florida A&MW 27–⁠17110000
2025 Jackson State 3 games, 1 tackle, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 6atSouthern MissL 20–⁠38110000
Sep 27atSouthernW 38–⁠13––––––
Nov 8atMississippi Valley StateW 42–⁠3––––1–
2024 Jackson State 1 game, 7 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 28atTexas SouthernW 43–⁠14––––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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