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2026 Football Signing Class

Champ Smith

  • Ht./Wt. 6-6 / 325
  • Position OL
  • Hometown Fort Pierce, Fla.
  • High School Vero Beach

Biography

High School 

  • Four-star recruit by ESPN 
  • Three-star recruit by 247 and Rivals
  • No. 81 overall recruit in the ESPN 300
  • Position ranks: #14 (ESPN), #25 (247), #36 (Rivals)
  • State ranks: #10 (ESPN), #42 (247), #56 (Rivals)
  • Played for head coach Lenny Jankowksi at Vero Beach
  • Four-year letterwinner
  • Six career touchdowns on six career carries as a running back
  • Under Armour All-American Game selection as a junior 
  • 22 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks on the defensive line as a junior in 2024
  • Also played baseball as a sophomore
  • Offers included Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa State, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami (Fla.), North Carolina, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Penn State, Pitt, SMU, South Carolina, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, UCF, UCLA, Vanderbilt, and West Virginia

Personal

  • Born November 11, 2007
  • First name is Micah, but goes by his nickname Champ
  • Son of Maurice and Tenice Smith
  • One brother, Maurice Smith Jr., and one sister, Christian
  • Earned an associate’s degree in criminal justice before graduating from high school

Statistics

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