Jackson Smith

2024 (r-So.) | 0/0: Smith did not see any game action during his first season on The Hill. Before WKU: Smith arrived at WKU after spending two seasons at Kentucky. He was named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll in 2023 and he was was named to the First-year SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2022. HS/Misc.: He was a standout during his prep career at Boyle County High School. He was ranked the top kicker/punter in the 2022 class by ProKicker.com, a three-time National Specialist of the Year and three-time All-American by Prokicker.com (2019, 2020 and 2021), and a four-time All-Region selection. Smith was a three-time first-team All-State choice by the Courier-Journal and Associated Press and was named to the Lexington Herald-Leader “Class of the Commonwealth” list of the top-25 seniors in Kentucky. He was also on the Kentucky Sports Radio 2021 All-State Football Team. He helped lead Boyle County to an impressive 52-3 overall record in his four-year prep career, including back-to-back 4A state championship titles (2020 and 2021). Smith also helped the Rebels finish as the state runner-up in 2019 and as semifinalists in 2018. As a senior, he hit 72-of-78 PATs (four blocked), 7-of-9 field goals and had 68 touchbacks. He punted 13 times for a 42.1 avg with 0 return yards, and also played linebacker, totaling 36 tackles, six tackles for loss, and one interception.