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South Florida DB Chooses Navy

Posted Jan 20, 2007 6:00PM By Adam Nettina (RSS feed)

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They say you can't go wrong recruiting high school players from the state of Florida, and if that saying only rings halfway true, Navy should be in good shape for several years to come. That's because Mandarin defensive back Jarrell Smith becomes the third player to commit to the Naval Academy from Florida this year, joining defensive lineman John Cabbage and running back Caleb King.


The 5-11, 185-lb south Florida native recorded 65 tackles (9 for loss), five deflections, and two interceptions in 2006. But why take my word for it when you can watch his official highlight video from the Mandarin football website. As you can see from the video, Smith appears to be a very physical player who looks like he could be a solid player in run support at the college level. Another thing I noticed was that he sticks with the play and uses his great speed to run down players from behind.


There isn't a lot listed on Smith, although his Rivals page says he runs a 4.5/40 and boasts a 1090 SAT score (old grading scale I assume.) Smith chose Navy over Youngstown State and Furman, both of which are upper-tier I-AA teams. No word yet on whether he will attend NAPS or come directly to the Academy.

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