Norfolk State University Athletics

2021 (Senior)
All-MEAC first-team wide receiver started 10 of the team’s 11 games … Ranked second in the MEAC in receptions (51) and receiving yards (758) and was tied for third in TD catches (7) … Caught a 47-yard TD pass in the opener at Toledo … Made five grabs for 66 yards at Wake Forest … Tallied 118 yards on five catches, including touchdowns of 19 and 13 yards, against Elizabeth City State … Hauled in five passes for 144 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown, at Hampton … Posted season highs of seven catches for 147 yards at Howard … Caught a 3-yard TD pass against Delaware State … Ended the season with six catches for 86 yards against S.C. State … Finished his career ranked sixth in NSU history in TD catches, seventh in receiving yards and 10th in receptions.

2020 (COVID)
NSU did not play due to COVID-19.

2019 (Junior)
Started all 12 games at one receiver position … Caught 36 passes (second on the team) while recording team highs with 639 receiving yards and six touchdowns … Ranked eighth in the MEAC in receiving yards per game (3.0) and receptions per game (53.2) … Had a pair of 100-yard receiving games … In MEAC-only games, Smith tied for third in the conference in receiving touchdowns (six) and was fifth in receiving yards (519, 64.9 ypg) … Posted at least one catch in every game … Had 62 receiving yards on just two catches, including a 40-yarder, vs. Virginia State … Made five receptions for 78 yards against Florida A&M … Snared a career-high six passes for 53 yards, including a 2-yard TD, against North Carolina A&T … Enjoyed a career day at Howard … Recorded his first career 100-yard game and first game with more than one TD catch against the Bison … Had 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns on just three catches … Scored on TD catches of 31 and 65 yards, the latter of which was the longest catch in Smith’s career … Caught a TD in three straight games, with one each vs. Morgan State (25-yarder), N.C. Central (53) and Delaware State (24) … Had four catches for yards vs. MSU … Went over the 100-yard mark at NCCU, with four grabs for 106 yards … Caught five passes for 58 yards at DSU.

2018 (Sophomore)
Started seven times and saw action in every game … Finished fourth on the team with 12 catches for 261 yards … Caught two touchdowns passes and paced the Spartans in yards per catch (21.8) … Caught two passes for 31 yards with a long of 33 at S.C. State … Had his best game of the year against Delaware State, hauling in four receptions for 91 yards and a 5-yard TD … Made a 51-yard reception, his longest of the year, at Florida A&M … Made two catches for 43 yards against Morgan State … Scored on a 10-yard TD reception at Liberty.

2017 (Freshman)
Played in eight games and started once (at Howard) in his first year on the field … Hauled in three receptions for 83 yards on the season … Caught a 15-yard pass against Hampton for his first career reception … Had a 6-yard catch against Savannah State and a 62-yarder at Howard.

2016 (Redshirt)
Redshirted the season … Named to the NSU AD’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.

High School
Played four years of football and lettered two years in track … A first-team All-State (VISAA) Division I selection as a senior ... Was also an honorable mention All-Metro pick by the Richmond Times Dispatch ... Caught 24 passes for 650 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior ... Helped Benedictine win the VISAA state Division I title his junior and senior seasons … Was ranked No. 2 in the state for the triple jump his junior year.

Personal
Aaron Justin Smith was born on Aug. 8, 1998 … Goes by Justin … Son of Patricia Smith and Aaron Smith … Majoring in business finance.

Smith’s Career Highs
Rec.: 7 (at Howard, 10-23-21)
Rec. Yards: 147 (at Howard, 10-23-21)
Long Rec.: 70 (at Hampton, 10-2-21)
Rec. TD: 2 (2x, last vs. Elizabeth City State, 9-18-21)