Xavier L. Smith

Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Raleigh
High School:
Wakefield
Major:
Security Studies

Earned two-deep inclusion as a top reserve at the free safety position to open fourth campaign on ECU’s active roster … Also expected to continue service as a primary special teams contributor in a continual effort to utilize athleticism on game day … Has played in 17 career contests and recorded seven tackles ... Credited with four stops during first spring scrimmage (April 1) and topped all defenders with five hits, including one for lost yardage, in the second tilt on April 7 … Tallied another five tackles in the Purple-Gold Game (April 22) to close out spring drills.

2016: Experienced action in all 12 games, primarily as a special teams contributor … Logged seven stops (four solo) … Posted a career-best two hits in season opener against Western Carolina before adding single tackles vs. Virginia Tech, Cincinnati, Tulsa, SMU and Navy … Closed out year by producing a stop in four of the last six outings … Five tackles came on kickoff return coverage squad, while other two came on rushing plays while a member of the defensive unit.

2015: Played in three contests as a sophomore (special teams and as a reserve in the secondary) … Made season debut at BYU and participated in snaps vs. Tulsa at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium a week later … Closed out play with an appearance at UCF in road finale … Was not credited with any defensive statistics.

2014: Experienced limited action as a redshirt freshman, playing in two games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium – season opener against N.C. Central and again vs. Tulane … Did not record any statistics during pair of special teams appearances.

2013: Redshirted during true freshman campaign … Valued member of the scout team, helping prepare pass-oriented offensive unit on a weekly basis … Inked with the Pirates in February.

High School: Played his senior season for head coach Rod Sink at Wakefield High School after opening prep career at Wake Forest-Rolesville as a freshman, sophomore and junior ... Listed as a three-star recruit and the 47th-best prospect in the state of North Carolina according to ESPN.com ... A key part of a Wolverines' squad that posted an 11-2 overall mark and a 6-1 4A Cap Eight record in 2012 ... Posted 60 stops and netted three interceptions as a senior … WHS advanced to the second round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4AA playoffs before falling to Garner Magnet ... Earned Cap Eight First-Team All-Conference honors ... Tallied 45 tackles, seven pass breakups and one blocked kick as a junior at Wake Forest-Rolesville ... Helped the Cougars to an 11-3 record (6-1 in 4A Cap Eight play) in 2011 by contributing to a defense that allowed only 19.6 points per game ... Stood ninth among all Cap Eight tacklers during junior campaign ... Part of a Rolesville program that rolled to a 14-1 mark (6-0 league) in 2009 during freshman year, suffering only loss to Jack Britt in the state semifinals ... Participated in the 2011 Under Armour Combine and the 2010 Schuman's National Underclassmen Combine in Durham and received the DB MVP award ... Rated as the No. 8 athlete at the Nike combine in Charlotte ... Also earned track letters at Rolesville as a 400-meter specialist.

Personal: Full name is Xavier LaMont Smith … Born at Charlotte, N.C. … Earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice during ECU’s Spring Commencement Exercises on May 5, 2017 … Currently pursuing a second degree in security studies … A Dean's List student (2015 fall semester) and an Honor Roll student in the classroom (2013 fall semester, 2016 fall semester, 2017 spring semester).