Howard LB Ja’Quavion Smith picks Hogs

Ja’Quavion Smith
Linebacker | 6-1 | 205 | Wingate, N.C. | Forest Hill HS / Howard

At Howard
2025 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 12 games, making 49 tackles with 11 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery … Recorded at least one TFL in seven games, including a season-best three vs. Hampton … Opened the season with seven tackles vs. Florida A&M (Aug. 30) and caught his first career pass for 11 yards … Made three stops at Temple (Sept. 6) … Registered three more tackles vs. Morehouse (Sept. 13) … Recorded his best game of the season vs. Hampton (Sept. 20) with a season-high seven tackles, including career-bests with three tackles for loss and two sacks to go with a forced fumble … Made two stops, including a tackle for loss, at Richmond (Sept. 27) … Forced a fumble and made four stops with a tackle for loss at Sacred Heart (Oct. 11) … Logged six tackles with a sack at Tennessee State (Oct. 18) … Made four tackles with a tackle for loss vs. Morgan State (Oct. 25) … Recorded a pair of tackles for loss to extend streak to six straight games with a tackle for loss vs. NC Central (Nov. 1), made three total tackles and blocked a kick … Tallied one stop at South Carolina State (Nov. 8) … Recorded four tackles at Delaware State (Nov. 15) … Closed the season with five tackles, including 1.5 sacks and two TFLs vs. Norfolk State (Nov. 22).

2024 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 10 games as a true freshman, recording 11 tackles with three tackles for loss and one sack … Made his collegiate debut at Rutgers (Aug. 29), recording one tackle … Logged one stop vs. Mercyhurst (Sept. 7) … Registered his first career tackle for loss vs. Morehouse (Sept. 14) … Made two tackles at Princeton (Sept. 28) and one tackle vs. Sacred Heart (Oct. 12) … Recorded a season-best three tackles at Norfolk State (Oct. 26) with one tackle for loss … Picked up his first career sack vs. Delaware State (Nov. 2) … Made one stop in season finale at NC Central (Nov. 15).