University of South Alabama Athletics

2023 (R-Sr.): Started all 13 games at center for South Alabama during the 2023 campaign ... named an All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention honoree at season's end ... helped anchor an offensive line that gave up 2.3 sacks per game and finished third in the Sun Belt Conference in total offense ... helped produce a 1,000-yard rusher in running back La'Damian Webb ... helped the Jaguars claim the first bowl championship in school history, a 59-10 victory over Eastern Michigan in the 68 Ventures Bowl.

2022 (R-Jr.): Played and started all 13 games at guard... Instrumental in helping anchor an offensive line that produced the second 1,000-yard rusher in school history and a near 3,000-yard passer... Helped the Jags average 423.8 yards per game of total offense per game and gave up just 1.83 sacks per game on the season... Named to Burlsworth Trophy Watch List.

2021 (R-So.): Played in three games ... Saw action against Appalachian State, Tennessee, and No. 15 Coastal Carolina ... Part of an offensive line that helped the Jaguars average 382.4 yards per game of total offense, including 110.9 yards per game rushing ... Part of an offensive line that helped the Jaguars convert 33 percent of its third-down conversions and 64 percent of its fourth-down conversions.

2020 (R-So.): Played in eight games, primarily on South’s field goal/extra point unit ... Led the Jaguars at No. 25 Louisiana with a 92 percent overall grade and a 94 percent assignment mark while seeing action on 32 snaps ... Also was a part of 18 plays the following week against Georgia State, recording a pair of knockdown blocks.

2019 (R-Fr.): Did not see action.

2018 (Fr.): Did not appear in a contest while redshirting.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at Escambia High ... Played on both the offensive and defensive lines as a senior, helping the Gators go 8-3 after winning their first-round state 6A playoff contest ... Part of an EHS team that went undefeated in the district when he was a junior after finishing 6-4 the previous season.

Personal: Full name is Reginald Lamar Smith III ... Born Oct. 29, 1999, in Pensacola, Fla. ... Son of Reginald and Teresa Smith ... Favorite movie is “ATL” ... Favorite book is “The Cat in the Hat” ... Favorite teams are the Boston Celtics and New England Patriots ... Favorite athlete is Tom Brady ... Favorite musical artists are Lil Baby, Gunna and Moneybagg Yo ... Favorite foods are pizza and chicken Alfredo ... Favorite subject is history ... Likes gaming and sleeping in his spare time ... Is a leisure studies major.