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2025 Football Roster

Kyron Chiku-Martinez
Nick Sutton

3 Jayden Smith

  • Position DB
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 185
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Woodbridge, Va.
  • Last School Freedom HS
  • Instagram jayxvvi

Biography

2024 (Senior)
Played in all 12 games for the Spartans, making 11 starts … Recorded three interceptions, tied for second in the MEAC in the category … Tallied 41 tackles, including 19 solo stops and 3.0 tackles for loss … Added one pass breakup … Intercepted two passes against Towson, also making five tackles … Notched season-high six tackles against Hampton … Recorded first career interception against Virginia State.

2023 (Junior)
Appeared in four games, primarily on special teams … Assisted on three tackles … Opened the season with two tackles against Virginia State … Added a tackle against South Carolina State … Named to NSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for spring semester.

2022 (Sophomore)
Played in nine games, making four starts … Made 16 tackles, including 10 solo … Recorded 3.0 tackles for loss and one pass breakup … Logged career-high four tackles at Sacred Heart, then again at South Carolina State … Recorded one tackle behind the line of scrimmage against James Madison … Broke up a pass against Saint Francis.

2021 (Freshman)
Played in nine games as a freshman, mostly on special teams … Made two tackles, one solo, in the win over Elizabeth City State.

High School
First-team All Cardinal District selection at defensive back as a senior … Played receiver and cornerback.

Personal
Jayden Lee Maddox Smith was born on March 24, 2003 … Son of Lenny and Tia Richards … Plans to major in biology.

Career Highs
Tackles: 6 (vs. Virginia State, 9-7-24)
TFLs: 1.0 (5x, last at South Carolina State, 11-23-24)
PBU: 1 (2x, last: at VMI, 9-21-24)

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2021Freshman

    DB
    6'1" 180 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2022Sophomore

    DB
    6'1" 178 lbs
    41
  • 30

    2023Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 178 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2024Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 185 lbs
    30
  • 3

    2025Graduate Student

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 185 lbs
    3