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Jersey Number 8
KJ Smedley
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- High School:
- Palmer Ridge HS
Awards and Honors
- 2024 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team
- 2024 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team
2025: Appeared in all 12 games as a redshirt sophomore linebacker, providing consistent production in the Bears’ defensive rotation…Finished the season with 42 total tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss…Posted a season-high eight tackles against Idaho State (Sept. 27)…
Smedley recorded tackles in 11 contests and delivered multiple multi-tackle performances throughout the year, contributing reliable depth and physicality at linebacker during Big Sky play…
2024: Appeared in 12 games for Northern Colorado. Recorded 46 total tackles, including 15 solo and 31 assisted. Tallied 3 tackles for loss and was credited with 2 solo and 1 assisted TFL.
2023: Appeared in 3 games. Registered 2 total tackles (1 solo, 1 assisted).
Personal:Â Son of Jennifer Williams and Kenneth Smedley. Has two siblings, Jayden and Halie. Attended Palmer Ridge High School in Monument, Colorado, where he competed in football and track. Majoring in Sports and Exercise Science.UNC Football Weekly Press Conference | Preview Cal Poly
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UNC Bears Men's Basketball Postgame vs Northern New Mexico
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