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Jersey Number 2
Isaac Smith
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fulton, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Itawamba Agricultural HS
Career Honors
2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2025 All-SEC Second Team, WR (PFSN)
2025 PFSNย All-Americanย (3rd Team, S)
2025 Chuckย Bednarik Awardย Watch List
2025 SEC Coachesย Preseason All-SEC (3rd Team, DB)
2025 SEC Media Days Preseason All-SEC (3rd Team, DB)
2025 Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC (2nd Team, S)
2025 Phil Steele Preseason All-SEC (2nd Team)
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2024 All-SEC Second Team, DB (Coaches')
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 33 career games with 20 career starts โฆ Following the 2025 season, Smith has 206 career tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, six pass break-ups, one interception, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery โฆ 2024 SEC tackle leader.
ย
2025 (Junior Season)
Played 10 games with nine starts โฆ Played a hybrid safety/linebacker role โฆ Earned Second Team All-SEC honors as a safety from PFSN โฆ Finished fourth on the team in tackles (64) โฆ Earned his first career interception against Northern Illinois โฆ Earned first career sack at Florida โฆ Did not play in the Dukeโs Mayo Bowl due to injury โฆ at Southern Miss (8/30): Tied for the team lead with seven assisted tackles against Southern Miss .. vs Arizona State (9/6): recorded another game with eight tackles ... has recorded at least five tackles in thirteen straight games ... vs Alcorn State (9/13): Recorded his first pass breakup of the season ... First PBU of the season ... vs Northern Illinois (9/20): made his first career int in the endzone ... second on the team in tackles (6) ...ย vs Tennessee (9/27): recorded four tackles before exiting the game early with an injury ... at Florida (10/18): returned from injury ... earned his first career sack ... vs Texas (10/25): tied his career high in pass breakups ... at Arkansas (11/1): had his first double-digit tackle game this year ... tied his career high in pass breakups for the sixth time ... vs Georgia (11/8): earned his first ever fumble recovery in his career ... vs Ole Miss (11/28): the third player to have two twelve or more tackles in an Egg Bowl twice in their career since 1995 ... lead the team in tackles ... second double digit tackle game of the season.
ย
2024 (Sophomore Season)
Second Team All-SEC by the leagueโs coaches (Defensive Back) โฆ Played in 11 games with 11 starts โฆ Missed one game (at Texas) due to injury โฆ Ended the season with 127 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, three pass break-ups and one fumble recovery โฆ Led the SEC in tackles and ranked 7th nationally (127 tackles) โฆ Third straight Mississippi State player to lead the SEC in tackles, joining Nathaniel Watson in 2023 and Jett Johnson in 2022 โฆ Earned his first 20 tackle game at #7 Tennessee (had 10 tackles in the first quarter) โฆ One of four FBS players to have a 20+ tackle game, the only P4 player โฆ Sixth Mississippi State player to have 20+ tackles in a single game, tied for 4th on the top 10 list โฆ Had six double-digit tackle games โฆ Led the team in tackles six times, second-most on the team โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his first career start โฆ Lead the team in tackles with 11 โฆ Had five solo tackles and six assisted tackles โฆ Recorded his first career pass break up โฆ Played on 60 snaps โฆ Had a PFF tackle grade of 88.7 (career-best) โฆ His 88.7 tackle grade led all SEC defensive players and was the second-best mark among all FBS defenders ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded 17 tackles, seven solo and 10 assisted ... Set a new career high in tackles ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded 15 tackles, five solo and 10 assisted ... Florida (9/21): Recorded eight tackles, two solo and six assisted โฆ forced his first career fumble โฆ Tied for the team-high in tackles, marking four straight games leading the team in tackles ...ย at Georgia (10/12): Recorded one assisted tackle ...ย vs. Texas A&M (10/19): Had 12 tackles, seven assisted and five solo ... Led the team in tackles for the fifth time this season ... Earned his fourth double-digit tackle game of the season ... Third time this season with at least 12 tackles ...ย Arkansas (10/26): Recorded six tackles, two solo and four assisted โฆ Had one pass break up that led to a Nic Mitchell interception ...ย UMass (11/2): Recorded seven tackles, two solo and five assisted ...ย at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded 20 tackles, 9 solo and 11 assisted โฆ Earned a half tackle for loss, the first of his careerย โฆ His 20 tackles were tied for the most by an FBS player in 2024 as of week 11 ... 10 of his 20 tackles came in the first quarter ... First MSU player since Nathaniel Watson vs. Ole Miss in 2023 to record 20+ tackles in a single game ... His 20 tackles are tied for the 6th most tackles by a State player in a single game since at least 1994 ...ย vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded 14 assisted tackles โฆ Second straight game with double-digit tackles ... Has an SEC best, 115 tackles after week 14 โฆ at Ole Miss (11/29): Had 12 tackles to go along with 1.0 tackle for loss and one pass break up.
ย
2023 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in 12 games โฆ Made 15 tackles, six of which were solo tackles โฆ According to PFF, earned a season-best tackle grade of 81.5 against South Carolina ... One of four true freshmen in 2023 to play in all 12 games (Seth Davis, Kyle Ferrie & Creed Whittemore) ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Made his collegiate debut ... Finished with a pair of tackles in his Bulldog debut โฆ Arizona (9/9): Had one tackle โฆ LSU (9/16): Tallied three tackles โฆ at South Carolina (9/23): Made three solo stops โฆ Alabama (9/30): Notched a tackle โฆ at Arkansas (10/21): Had one tackle โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Finished with a tackle โฆ Southern Miss (11/18): Made a trio of tackles.
High School
Prepped at Itawamba Agricultural High under head coach Clint Hoots โฆ Four-star prospect by 247Sports โฆ No. 5 prospect in the state of Mississippi โฆ No. 25 safety in the class ... Considered the No. 9 safety in the class and No. 3 player in Mississippi by ESPN ... Included in the ESPN 300 โฆ Selected as a 2023 Under Armor All-American โฆ Named MHSAA Class 4A Mr. Football in 2022 โฆ As a senior, posted 823 rushing yards and 652 receiving yards along with 18 total touchdowns โฆ Defensively, totaled 65 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, nine interceptions and one forced fumble โฆ Named first team all-state as a junior in 2021 โฆ As a junior in 2021, named Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Two-Way Player of the Year โฆ Offensively, he had 23 rushing touchdowns and 1,196 rushing yards, while posting 320 receiving yards with five touchdowns as a junior โฆ Had 92 tackles, eight interceptions, four forced fumbles, 2.0 sacks and three defensive touchdowns ย โฆ Named to the Clarion Ledgerโs 2022 Dandy Dozen โฆ As a sophomore in 2020, he registered 97 total tackles with six interceptions and six fumble recoveries โฆ As a freshman, totaled 31 tackles, two interceptions, one breakup, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery โฆ Also played basketball during his prep days and averaged 9.0 rebounds a game as a sophomore.ย
ย
Personal
Son of Reggie and Krystal Smith โฆ Father played for Ole Miss in the 1990s โฆ Major is Kinesiology.
Career-Highs Entering 2026
Tackles: 20, at Tennessee (11/09/2024)
Tackles For Loss: 1.0, 2x, last at Florida (10/18/2025)
Sacks: 1.0, at Florida (10/18/2025)
Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Florida (09/21/2024)
Pass Breakups: 1, 6x, last at Arkansas (11/1/2025)
2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2025 All-SEC Second Team, WR (PFSN)
2025 PFSNย All-Americanย (3rd Team, S)
2025 Chuckย Bednarik Awardย Watch List
2025 SEC Coachesย Preseason All-SEC (3rd Team, DB)
2025 SEC Media Days Preseason All-SEC (3rd Team, DB)
2025 Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC (2nd Team, S)
2025 Phil Steele Preseason All-SEC (2nd Team)
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2024 All-SEC Second Team, DB (Coaches')
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 33 career games with 20 career starts โฆ Following the 2025 season, Smith has 206 career tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, six pass break-ups, one interception, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery โฆ 2024 SEC tackle leader.
ย
2025 (Junior Season)
Played 10 games with nine starts โฆ Played a hybrid safety/linebacker role โฆ Earned Second Team All-SEC honors as a safety from PFSN โฆ Finished fourth on the team in tackles (64) โฆ Earned his first career interception against Northern Illinois โฆ Earned first career sack at Florida โฆ Did not play in the Dukeโs Mayo Bowl due to injury โฆ at Southern Miss (8/30): Tied for the team lead with seven assisted tackles against Southern Miss .. vs Arizona State (9/6): recorded another game with eight tackles ... has recorded at least five tackles in thirteen straight games ... vs Alcorn State (9/13): Recorded his first pass breakup of the season ... First PBU of the season ... vs Northern Illinois (9/20): made his first career int in the endzone ... second on the team in tackles (6) ...ย vs Tennessee (9/27): recorded four tackles before exiting the game early with an injury ... at Florida (10/18): returned from injury ... earned his first career sack ... vs Texas (10/25): tied his career high in pass breakups ... at Arkansas (11/1): had his first double-digit tackle game this year ... tied his career high in pass breakups for the sixth time ... vs Georgia (11/8): earned his first ever fumble recovery in his career ... vs Ole Miss (11/28): the third player to have two twelve or more tackles in an Egg Bowl twice in their career since 1995 ... lead the team in tackles ... second double digit tackle game of the season.
ย
2024 (Sophomore Season)
Second Team All-SEC by the leagueโs coaches (Defensive Back) โฆ Played in 11 games with 11 starts โฆ Missed one game (at Texas) due to injury โฆ Ended the season with 127 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, three pass break-ups and one fumble recovery โฆ Led the SEC in tackles and ranked 7th nationally (127 tackles) โฆ Third straight Mississippi State player to lead the SEC in tackles, joining Nathaniel Watson in 2023 and Jett Johnson in 2022 โฆ Earned his first 20 tackle game at #7 Tennessee (had 10 tackles in the first quarter) โฆ One of four FBS players to have a 20+ tackle game, the only P4 player โฆ Sixth Mississippi State player to have 20+ tackles in a single game, tied for 4th on the top 10 list โฆ Had six double-digit tackle games โฆ Led the team in tackles six times, second-most on the team โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his first career start โฆ Lead the team in tackles with 11 โฆ Had five solo tackles and six assisted tackles โฆ Recorded his first career pass break up โฆ Played on 60 snaps โฆ Had a PFF tackle grade of 88.7 (career-best) โฆ His 88.7 tackle grade led all SEC defensive players and was the second-best mark among all FBS defenders ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded 17 tackles, seven solo and 10 assisted ... Set a new career high in tackles ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded 15 tackles, five solo and 10 assisted ... Florida (9/21): Recorded eight tackles, two solo and six assisted โฆ forced his first career fumble โฆ Tied for the team-high in tackles, marking four straight games leading the team in tackles ...ย at Georgia (10/12): Recorded one assisted tackle ...ย vs. Texas A&M (10/19): Had 12 tackles, seven assisted and five solo ... Led the team in tackles for the fifth time this season ... Earned his fourth double-digit tackle game of the season ... Third time this season with at least 12 tackles ...ย Arkansas (10/26): Recorded six tackles, two solo and four assisted โฆ Had one pass break up that led to a Nic Mitchell interception ...ย UMass (11/2): Recorded seven tackles, two solo and five assisted ...ย at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded 20 tackles, 9 solo and 11 assisted โฆ Earned a half tackle for loss, the first of his careerย โฆ His 20 tackles were tied for the most by an FBS player in 2024 as of week 11 ... 10 of his 20 tackles came in the first quarter ... First MSU player since Nathaniel Watson vs. Ole Miss in 2023 to record 20+ tackles in a single game ... His 20 tackles are tied for the 6th most tackles by a State player in a single game since at least 1994 ...ย vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded 14 assisted tackles โฆ Second straight game with double-digit tackles ... Has an SEC best, 115 tackles after week 14 โฆ at Ole Miss (11/29): Had 12 tackles to go along with 1.0 tackle for loss and one pass break up.
ย
2023 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in 12 games โฆ Made 15 tackles, six of which were solo tackles โฆ According to PFF, earned a season-best tackle grade of 81.5 against South Carolina ... One of four true freshmen in 2023 to play in all 12 games (Seth Davis, Kyle Ferrie & Creed Whittemore) ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Made his collegiate debut ... Finished with a pair of tackles in his Bulldog debut โฆ Arizona (9/9): Had one tackle โฆ LSU (9/16): Tallied three tackles โฆ at South Carolina (9/23): Made three solo stops โฆ Alabama (9/30): Notched a tackle โฆ at Arkansas (10/21): Had one tackle โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Finished with a tackle โฆ Southern Miss (11/18): Made a trio of tackles.
High School
Prepped at Itawamba Agricultural High under head coach Clint Hoots โฆ Four-star prospect by 247Sports โฆ No. 5 prospect in the state of Mississippi โฆ No. 25 safety in the class ... Considered the No. 9 safety in the class and No. 3 player in Mississippi by ESPN ... Included in the ESPN 300 โฆ Selected as a 2023 Under Armor All-American โฆ Named MHSAA Class 4A Mr. Football in 2022 โฆ As a senior, posted 823 rushing yards and 652 receiving yards along with 18 total touchdowns โฆ Defensively, totaled 65 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, nine interceptions and one forced fumble โฆ Named first team all-state as a junior in 2021 โฆ As a junior in 2021, named Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Two-Way Player of the Year โฆ Offensively, he had 23 rushing touchdowns and 1,196 rushing yards, while posting 320 receiving yards with five touchdowns as a junior โฆ Had 92 tackles, eight interceptions, four forced fumbles, 2.0 sacks and three defensive touchdowns ย โฆ Named to the Clarion Ledgerโs 2022 Dandy Dozen โฆ As a sophomore in 2020, he registered 97 total tackles with six interceptions and six fumble recoveries โฆ As a freshman, totaled 31 tackles, two interceptions, one breakup, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery โฆ Also played basketball during his prep days and averaged 9.0 rebounds a game as a sophomore.ย
ย
Personal
Son of Reggie and Krystal Smith โฆ Father played for Ole Miss in the 1990s โฆ Major is Kinesiology.
Career-Highs Entering 2026
Tackles: 20, at Tennessee (11/09/2024)
Tackles For Loss: 1.0, 2x, last at Florida (10/18/2025)
Sacks: 1.0, at Florida (10/18/2025)
Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Florida (09/21/2024)
Pass Breakups: 1, 6x, last at Arkansas (11/1/2025)
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