2025 SEASON: Served as the primary kicker for the third straight season and was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award…Earned third-team All-SEC honors from the coaches and fourth-team All-SEC recognition from Phil Steele…Connected on 18 of 22 field goals (81.8 pct.) and 27 of 28 extra points (96.4 pct.)...Ranked tied for No. 2 in the country with five FGs of 50-plus yards…Recorded 46 touchbacks on 60 kickoffs (76.7 pct.) and one tackle on special teams...Vs. LIU (Aug. 30): Posted a career-best 56-yard FG and connected on all seven extra points with eight touchbacks on 10 kickoffs (80.0 pct.)…Vs. Mississippi State (Oct. 18): Made a season-high three FGs and registered five touchbacks on six kickoffs (83.3 pct.). Connected on two FGs of 50-plus yards (54, 53) in the same game for the first time in his career…Vs. Georgia (Nov. 1): Connected on two FGs and both extra points to go with three touchbacks on five kickoffs (60.0 pct.). Made a 54-yard FG to set the school record for 50-plus-yard field goals made in a career with nine…Vs. Florida State (Nov. 29): Made two FGs, including a 54-yarder that extended his school record for 50-plus-yard FGs (10). Posted seven touchbacks on eight kickoffs (87.5 pct.).
2024 SEASON: Served as the primary kicker in all 13 contests, making 18 of 21 FG attempts (career-high 85.7 pct., tied for No. 3 in the SEC) with a long of 55 yards…Connected on all 44 extra-point attempts and registered 57 touchbacks on 76 kickoffs (75.0 pct.)…Was tied for No. 3 in the SEC with three FGs of 50-plus yards on the season…Vs. Kentucky (Oct. 19): Made both of his FG attempts and all six PATs and also recorded six touchbacks on nine kickoffs (66.7 pct.)…Vs. Georgia (Nov. 2): Made both FG attempts (long of 53) and both extra points. Also registered four touchbacks on five kickoffs (80.0 pct.)…Vs. LSU (Nov. 16): Made both FG attempts, including a season-long 55-yarder, and recorded five touchbacks on six kickoffs (83.3 pct.) on his way to earning SEC Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time in his career…Vs. Tulane (Gasparilla Bowl, Dec. 20): Made all three FG attempts (long of 44) and all three extra points while recording five touchbacks on eight kickoffs (62.5 pct.).
2023 SEASON: Appeared in every game in his first season as Florida's primary kicker and was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award…Connected on all 29 extra points and made 17 of his 21 FG attempts (80.9 pct.) on the season…Posted 56 touchbacks on 70 kickoffs (80.0 pct.) and a career-best two tackles on special teams…Vs. Tennessee (Sept. 16): Hit his first career FG attempt, a 27-yarder, and made both extra points...Vs. Charlotte (Sept. 22): Earned SEC Special Teams Player of the Week and Lou Groza Star of the Week for the first time in his career after converting on all five of his FG attempts as he accounted for 15 of Florida's 22 points. His 54-yard FG was the longest for a Florida kicker since Eddy Pineiro made a 54-yarder against Kentucky in 2016. His five FGs were the most since Pineiro made five against UAB in 2017. Also recorded touchbacks on all seven of his kickoffs. Was the first Gator to win SEC Special Teams Player of the Week since WR Kadarius Toney in 2020…Vs. South Carolina (Oct. 14): Tied his season long with a 54-yard field goal as he connected on 4 of 5 field goals (80.0 pct.) and made three extra points to earn SEC co-Special Teams Player of the Week and Lou Groza Star of the Week honors.
2022 SEASON: Appeared in the final seven games of the season, finishing with 18 touchbacks on 32 kickoffs (56.3 pct.)…Vs. Eastern Washington (Oct. 2): Kicked off nine times for an average of 64.2 yards with six touchbacks in his collegiate debut…Vs. LSU (Oct. 15): Averaged 63.7 yards per kickoff with three touchbacks…Vs. Georgia (Oct. 29): Kicked off five times for an average of 62.0 yards with two touchbacks…Vs. Oregon State (Dec. 17, Las Vegas Bowl): Had two kickoffs averaging 67.5 yards, including one touchback.
HIGH SCHOOL: Did not join the football team at Severna Park (Md.) High School until his sophomore year and went on to letter three years at kicker and punter…Ranked both a five-star-rated kicker and punter by Kohl's Kicking Camp...Named the No. 5 kicker and No. 15 punter in the Class of 2022 by Kohl's Kicking Camp...Won the 2021 Kohl's Spring Showcase Camp kickoff competition...Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports composite rankings...Trained by former Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion Matt Stover…Played lacrosse for two seasons.
PERSONAL: Given name James Woodrow Smack III…Born in Alexandria, Va.
