#89  Jack Smith

Enters 2026 with a 40.9-yard average on 55 career punts with 24 downed inside the 20 in 17 career games (13 starts) … helped Clemson lead the nation in punt coverage in his first season as a starter in 2025, allowing only two total yards on 10 opponent punt returns (an average of 0.2 yards per return).

2025: Averaged 41.4 yards on 50 punts while starting all 13 games … produced 22 punts downed inside the 20 against only two touchbacks … had five punts of 50-plus yards with a long of 52 … helped Clemson lead the nation in punt coverage, allowing only two total yards on 10 opponent punt returns, an average of 0.2 yards per return … made his first start vs. No. 9 LSU, averaging 44.0 yards on three punts … averaged 45.0 yards on three punts, including a then-career-long 51-yard punt and one punt downed inside the 20 … dropped two of his three punts at Georgia Tech inside the 20 while averaging 43.3 yards per punt on the day … averaged 41.0 yards on four punts, including two downed inside the 20, vs. Syracuse … averaged 45.5 yards on two punts with no returns at North Carolina … punted only once at Boston College … averaged 41.9 yards on a career-high seven punts, including two downed inside the 20, vs. SMU … averaged 45.0 yards on three punts vs. Duke, including one downed inside the 20 … had a then-career-high three of his six punts downed inside the 20 vs. Florida State … set a career high for a second straight week in placing four of his five punts inside the 20 at No. 19 Louisville … averaged 48.5 yards on two punts vs. Furman, including a career-long 52-yarder that was downed at the 15-yard line … placed four of his six punts at South Carolina inside the 20-yard line, including placing each of his last two at the South Carolina five-yard line, the first of which led to Clemson’s game-sealing pick-six on the ensuing play … averaged 35.4 yards on five punts vs. Penn State.

2024: Appeared in two games, averaging 38.0 yards on three punts … punted one time for 40 yards vs. Appalachian State … averaged 37.0 yards on two punts vs. NC State.

2023: Made season debut with one punt vs. Florida Atlantic.

2022: Made collegiate debut vs. No. 24 North Carolina with a 47-yard punt in his lone appearance of his redshirt season.

Before Clemson: Helped Saraland High School to an 8-2 record in 2021 … four-year starter at punter … ranked as the No. 5 punter in the nation by Kohl’s … punted 78 times over his last three season, placing 43 of them inside the 20 … averaged 39 yards per punt as a junior and 38 as a junior … had 18 of his 34 punts in 2021 downed inside the 20 … also had experience as a quarterback and had some impressive numbers as a reserve … completed 9-of-10 passes for 81 yards as a junior in 2020 … completed 8-of-11 passes for 105 yards as a senior … had 97 rushing yards on eight carries for a 12.1-yard average as a junior, then had 19 carries for 167 yards and three touchdowns as a senior … added five catches for 101 receiving yards last year … for his career, completed 17-of-21 passes for 186 yards and had 264 rushing yards and a touchdown in just 27 attempts … coached at Saraland by Jeff Kelly … enrolled at Clemson in January 2022.

Personal: Earned degree in management in August 2025 … two-time ACC Honor Roll selection (2022 and 2024) … born Dec. 5, 2003 … completed a microinternship with TaylorMade in spring 2023 … participated in P.A.W. Journey’s service trip to South Africa in spring 2024 … completed a microinternship with Adobe in spring 2025.