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Jersey Number 29
Korel Smith
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 174
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Miramar, Fla.
- High School:
- Miramar
- Major:
- Public Management
- Birthday:
- 1/19/1997
Photo Gallery
Redshirt Senior (2021)
- Tallied nine tackles (6-3) in his Florida start and added a breakup
- Continues to draw praise from the coaches as a player/coach and backed that up with his Georgia Southern play which included four solo tackles, including a tackle for a loss of five yards and an interception
- Recorded two solo tackles in the Owls' 45-14 win over Fordham
- Was third on the team with seven tackles (4-3) and added a quarterback hurry at Air Force
- Tallied four solo tackles, including three on special teams and one TFL for a loss of five yards, and a pass break up in the Owls' 58-21 win over FIU in Shula Bowl XX
- Had an interception and one yard return in the Owls' 38-9 road win over Charlotte and added a pass BrUp and a QBH
- Credited with a solo tackle and a BrUp in the Owls' C-USA win over UTEP
- Added to solo tackles, including one for a loss of one yard in the team's effort against Marshall
- Assisted on five tackles in the Owls game versus ODU
- Tallied four tackles, including three assists, and had an interception that was returned for minus four yards at WKU
- Led the Owls in his final collegiate game with seven tackles, including a sack for a loss of 17, and he forced MT fumble and a BrUp
- Received first-team PFF All-Conference USA honors as a Flex
Redshirt Senior (2020)
- Saw action in the Charlotte season opener and contributed three tackles, including two solo
- Had a quarterback hurry at No. 22/25 Marshall
- Recorded three tackle assists in the Owls' 24-3 victory over UTSA and added a pass BrUp
- Had three tackles in the Owls' 10-6 win over WKU
- Was all over the field in the Owl's 38-19 win in Shula Bowl XIX at FIU and his efforts paid off with six tackles, of which five were solo and one was a first quarter sack for a loss of eight yards
- Tallied three tackles, including two solo tackles in the UMass game
- Saw action at Georgia Southern
- Added a tackle assist for a loss at Southern Miss
- Recorded six tackles, including three solo, in the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
Senior (2019)
- Recorded three tackles in the season opener at No. 5 Ohio State
- Contributed in the No. 18 UCF contest
- Saw action in the Marshall contest
- Played a factor in the Owls' 41-3 victory over ODU
- Redshirted
Junior (2018)
- White Team Spring Game MVP member
- Had three solo tackles including a sack for a loss of six yards at Oklahoma
- Added a tackle assist versus Air Force
- Had a solo tackle versus Bethune
- Returned to action versus ODU after missing several games nursing an injury
- Credited with three tackle assists and a half tackle for a loss against Marshall
- Worked with the defensive unit versus LA Tech
- Recorded three solo tackles, including one for a loss of a yard and two pass breakups in Shula Bowl XVII versus FIU
- Recorded a tackle versus WKU
- Had a season high five tackles, including three solo at North Texas
- Concluded his junior campaign versus Charlotte with a solo tackle and his first collegiate interception, which he return 10 yards
Sophomore (2017)
- Recorded a tackle assist in the season opener versus Navy
- Had a solo tackle at Wisconsin
- Contributed on a record setting night to both the special teams units and to the defense
- Posted his most productive game of the year with four tackles, including a half sack for a loss of four yards versus MT
- Had three tackles, including two solo at ODU
- Had a solo tackle versus North Texas
- Added a tackle in the WKU win
- Tallied two tackles, including one solo, in the Marshall win
- Recorded two tackles, both solo, at La Tech
- Contributed two tackles in the 2017 Shula Bowl victory over FIU
- Added a solo tackle at Charlotte
- Saw action in the team's 2017 C-USA Championship team
- Added one solo tackle in the Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl win over Akron
True Freshman (2016)
- Worked with the team and redshirted
High School
- Played for Pierre Senatus at Miramar High School
- Earned the team's defensive back MVP honors at the NFTC (Opening Regional)
- Rated as a three-star athlete by two services
- Listed among the Miami Herald's Top-50 in the 2016 class
Personal
- Has earned a bachelor's in general studies; is now pursuing a second degree, in public management, with a minor in sociology
- Son of Candida Hernandez and William Smith
- Born Jan. 19, 1997 in Jacksonville
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