Biography
2017 (Senior)
Started all 11 games … Named to the All-MEAC second team … Led the MEAC and ranked fifth in the nation (FCS) with 124 total tackles (64 solo, 60 assisted) … Second in the MEAC with 11.3 tackles per game … Tied for 14th in the MEAC in passes defended (four breakups, three interceptions) … Made 5.5 tackles for loss on the season, was credited with two quarterback hurries and also forced one fumble … Reached double figures in tackles five times, including four games with 14 or more … Had eight stops and a pass breakup against Virginia State, then seven tackles with a pass breakup and half a tackle for loss the next week against William & Mary … Had consecutive nine-tackle efforts at No. 1 JMU and Delaware State … Posted a career-high 18 tackles, two for loss, in the win over Florida A&M … Matched that two weeks later at No. 25 N.C. Central … That was part of his biggest game of the season, where he also intercepted two passes, had one tackle for loss and forced a fumble on the goal line to prevent one NCCU touchdown … Earned MEAC and STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance in the win at NCCU … Made 10 tackles against Savannah State and 15 vs. North Carolina A&T … Was in on 14 tackles (11 solo), including two for loss, and intercepted his third pass of the year at Howard … Capped his career with nine tackles and two pass breakups in the win at Morgan State.
2016 (Junior)
Played in all 11 contests … Saw time at linebacker and on special teams … Started at outside linebacker against Richmond and Hampton … Made 12 tackles on the year, with 1.5 coming behind the line of scrimmage … Also had one sack, which came against William & Mary … Season high was four tackles, which he accomplished against both W&M and Richmond … Had two tackles, half for a loss, in the win at S.C. State.
2015 (Sophomore)
Appeared in eight games and started six times … Missed the final three games of the year due to a shoulder injury … Was credited with 42 total tackles on the season, 14 solo and 28 assisted … Started against Marshall, Hampton, Howard, N.C. A&T, Bethune-Cookman and N.C. Central … Made one tackle for loss, one interception and scored one defensive touchdown … Recorded six tackles, half for a loss, against Hampton … Also had six tackles in the win at Howard … Made a season-best 10 tackles against North Carolina A&T … Was in on seven tackles, including half for a loss, at Bethune-Cookman … Also returned a second-quarter interception against Bethune-Cookman 25 yards for a touchdown … Made eight tackles at N.C. Central … Named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.
2014 (Freshman)
Played in one game during his rookie campaign, seeing snaps against Buffalo … Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll for the spring semester.
2013 (Redshirt)
Redshirted the season ... Earned a spot on the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2014 semester.
High School
Lettered three years in football and two in basketball.
Personal
Anthony Kelvonte’ Smith was born on July 16, 1994 … Son of Jonathan Brinkly and Kimberly Smith … majoring in sociology.
Smith’s Career Highs
Tackles: 18 (2x, last at N.C. Central, 10-21-17)
TFL: 2.0 (2x, last at Howard, 11-11-17)
Sacks: 1.0 (at William & Mary, 9-17-16)
INT: 2 (at N.C. Central, 10-21-17)
PBU: 2 (at Morgan State, 11-18-17)
