
Lengthy freshman safety with Navy upside
Knowel Smith is a 6-foot-2, 197-pound freshman safety for Navy who arrived after a prep-year at the Naval Academy Prep School and brings a strong high-school résumé, including two-time All-Region honors, team-captain leadership, and three straight state titles in track and field at Kecoughtan. That combination suggests speed, competitiveness, and developmental upside more than immediate stat-line production, which is still unavailable at Navy. If you want a long, athletic defensive back with proven leadership and multi-sport explosiveness, he is the kind of player worth tracking early in his college career.


