Avery Smith is a senior cornerback from East Point, Ga., just outside of Atlanta. A University Studies major, Smith was second in the Mid-American Conference in passes defended in 2024, earning second-team All-MAC honors.
On his family and growing up in Georgia
I grew up with my mom and my two brothers, one older and one younger, Kingston and Jonathan. I grew up on the south side of Atlanta. We're all really tight. We grew up in sports and love the game of football.
On the support of his mother
When I was in high school she never missed a game, and in college she makes at least three or four games a year.