Hoke Smith

• At Navy: Enters the fall listed as a starter at right guard ... earned the starting job late in the 2024 season and performed well ... a starter in 3 games during his career (0 Fr // 3 So) ... has earned 2 varsity letters. • 2024: A starter in the Mids’ final 3 games of the season ... helped pave the way for Navy to score 31 points in its win over Army, the second-most points scored against the Black Knights in 2024 ... also allowed Blake Horvath to become the first Navy QB to rush (196) and pass (107) for over 100 yards against Army since Keenan Reynolds did it in 2015 with 163 yards rushing and 113 yards passing ... additionally, Horvath accounted for 4 touchdowns against the Black Knights, the most TDs responsible for by a Navy player since Dec. 7, 2002, when Craig Candeto rushed for 6 TDs and passed for another in a 58-12 route over Army ... made his first-collegiate start (right guard) in the Mids’ road win at East Carolina ... Navy amassed 458 yards of total offense (293R / 165P) at East Carolina, the 3rd most this season ... part of an offensive line that allowed Navy to amass 438 total yards (264R / 173P) in the opener against Bucknell ... it marked the most yards by the Mids since their 510-yard day against SMU on Oct. 14, 2022 ... additionally, it was the first time Navy has thrown 3 touchdowns in a game since Nov. 2, 2017 (3 vs. Temple). • 2023: Played in 7 contests, including each of the last 5 ... part of an offensive line that allowed QB Xavier Arline (10-11, 90.2) to break the school record for single-game completion percentage (min. 10 completions) against East Carolina, a mark that was previously held by Marco Pagnanelli, who completed 88.2 percent (15-17) of his passes against Duke on Oct. 2, 1982 ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ home opener against Wagner. • High School / Personal: A 2022 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School in Vestavia, Ala., Smith II attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2022-23 academic year ... two-sport athlete who earned letters in basketball and football ... two-time (Jr, Sr) All-Region and All-South Metro football selection, who earned first-team honors his senior year ... also named Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 7A Honorable Mention All-State (Ala.) and First-Team All-County as a senior ... a starter in the Alabama North-South All-Star Game his senior year ... two-year (Jr, Sr) football team captain ... mother, Helen, is a 1994 graduate of the Naval Academy ... aunt, Joy Bloom Wright, is a 1995 graduate of the Naval Academy, while her husband, Will Wright, is also a 1995 graduate of the Naval Academy ... son of Brad Smith and Helen Bloom Smith ... majoring in political science.