Kendall Smith

OLB, ILB · Florida State
Played in all 26 games in the last two seasons with four starting assignments...dependable and knowledgeable middle linebacker will step right in for departed senior Derek Nicholson...will join Dekoda Watson as the veterans of a very young but talented group of linebackers...part of a very solid FSU defense up the middle playing in front of senior defensive tackles Justin Mincey and Budd Thacker...showed incredible improvement from his true freshman season in 2007 to his sophomore year in 2008 as his tackles increased by 58%, he had the first pass defense and forced fumble of his career and tallied 4.5 tackles for loss compared to none the season before...named the most dependable linebacker following spring practice...also awarded the most outstanding player award and the big hitter award...offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher called Smith `the most athletic middle linebacker FSU has had in a long time'.