5  Cannon Smith
	Class: RS Junior Hometown: Memphis, TN High School: Olive Branch HS Last College: Miami Height / Weight: 6-0 / 190 Position: DB Birthdate: 10/21/1987 Experience: 1L

2010:

Was the starting quarterback for the Tigers in the first two games of the season...Opened the season having completed 10 of his 15 pass attempts for 111 yards and a touchdown against Mississippi State...His first career touchdown pass was a 27-yard strike to Marcus Rucker in the fourth quarter against the Bulldogs...Started the East Carolina game and completed three of six pass attempts for 19 yards before leaving the game with an injury...Missed the MTSU and UTEP games due to injury...Came in as a reserve in conference games versus Tulsa, Southern Miss and Houston, and non-league meetings versus Louisville and Tennessee...Had a solid outing against Houston when he scored his first career rushing touchdown and also tossed a season-long 47-yard pass to Marcus Rucker...Scored on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter on the same drive he hit Rucker for the long pass...Missed the final three games of the season with an injury...Finished the season with 246 yards passing and a touchdown...Completed 22 of 43 pass attempts in 2010...Made the move to safety in the spring and was having a solid spring before suffering a hand injury at practice that required surgery...Continued to practice during non-contact work despite a cast on his hand, and is expected to add depth in the secondary in the fall.

2009:

Transferred to Memphis in fall 2009 from the University of Miami...Was able to practice with the team, but had to sit out the 2009 season because of NCAA transfer guidelines.

Academic Highlights:

Named to the Tiger 3.0 Club for the spring 2010 and sprinf 2011 semesters...Was selected to the Tiger Academic 30 for spring 2010, an award honoring the top 30 student-athletes in the department...Earned recognition on the U of M Dean's List for spring 2010...One of three Tigers, all of which were QBs, who earned a 4.0 GPA in spring `10.

At Miami (2008):

Played in the season opener against Charleston Southern...Went 1-for-1 for two yards and rushed once for a two-yard gain...Participated on the scout team and was expected to be a redshirt freshman in 2009.

Prep:

One of the nation's top prep school quarterbacks in 2007 from Hargrave Military Academy ... Split his high school career between Christian Brothers and Olive Branch (Miss.) ... In 2007 at prep school, broke the school record with 476 yards and four touchdowns in one game ... As a senior in 2006 at Olive Branch, completed 130 of 273 passes for 2,314 yards, 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions and also ran for more than 500 yards and seven touchdowns ... Led his team to a No. 2 ranking in Class 5A ... Selected to play in the U.S. Army High School All-America game after senior year ... Named a Tom Lemming High School All-American selection ... Also a Missisippi Coaches All-State selection ... Named Mississippi NE Regional 5A Offensive Player of the Year and selected to play in the Mississippi/Alabama All Star game ... Named Memphis Commerical Appeal Best of the Preps Top 5 Offensive Player of the Year ... As a junior, played at Christian Brothers in Memphis ... Coached at Olive Branch by Scott Samsel and coached by Robert Prunty at Hargrave Military Academy ... Originally committed to Ole Miss out of high school before attending Hargrave Military Academy.

Personal:

Cannon Smith is the son of FedEx CEO Fred Smith...Born October 21, 1987, in Memphis, Tenn....Older brother Arthur played guard/center for the University of North Carolina from 2001-05.

*at Miami