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2008 (FRESHMAN): 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 scout team the rest of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: 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 ... Chose Miami over Memphis, Hawaii, Middle Tennessee State and Tulane ... Older brother Arthur played guard/center for the University of North Carolina from 2001-05 ... Son of FedEx CEO Fred Smith.
CANNON SMITH'S CAREER STATISTICS
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| Year | GP/GS | Att-Com-Int | Pct. | Yards | TD | LG | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | LG |
| 2006 | 1/0 | 1-1-0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |