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2025 Football Roster

2024 Dominic Baima
Sandy King

6 DeAirious Smith

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 180
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Engineering Technology
  • Hometown Lexington, Ky.
  • Highschool Lexington Christian Academy

Biography

2024 (SENIOR): Played in first two games of 2024 season before suffering season ending injury against Indiana State... made starts in both games at wide receiver... had five catches for 63 yards in season opener at Illinois... had one catch for 47 yards against Indiana State which was season long... averaged 18.3 yards per reception... used redshirt season under NCAA participation rules... 

2023 (JUNIOR): Played in all 11 games during the 2023 season making two starts at wide receiver... had starts in games at Bowling Green and against McNeese... finished year with 28 receptions for 494 yards and two touchdowns... season high five receptions for 67 yards in road win at Lindenwood... hauled in four passes for season high 118 yards at Southeast Missouri... also had four catches for 83 yards for one touchdown at Bowling Green... had other touchdown catch in season ending win at Robert Morris... ranked 24th in the FCS in yards per reception at 17.6 yards per catch... 

2022 (SOPHOMORE): Played in nine games during the 2022 season making two starts at wide receiver... had 12 catches for 127 yards and two touchdowns... had a season high five catches for 73 yards against Lindenwood including one touchdown... added a touchdown reception against nationally ranked Chattanooga... season long reception was 38 yards... had one kick return for 11 yards against Lindenwood... 

2021 (FRESHMAN): Played in nine games during the 2021 season making two starts at wide receiver... finished season with 14 receptions for 209 yards and three touchdowns... had a season high six catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns in road win at Tennessee Tech... had four catches for 48 yards at Murray State... had one touchdown reception against nationally ranked UT Martin... season long reception was 56 yards at Tennessee Tech... had one special teams touchdown returning a blocked punt for a touchdown against Illinois State... tied for second on team in scoring with 24 points (four touchdowns)... 

2020 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in five games during the 2020 season played in the spring of 2021... saw playing time on special teams unit... blocked a punt that resulted in a safety in first collegiate game at UT Martin... blocked punt traveled 23 yards... had one fair catch for no return on kickoff team at Murray State... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Doug Charles at Lexington Christian Academy as both a wide receiver and defensive back… led state of Kentucky in receiving yards per game as a senior at 139 finishing season with 82 catches for 1,671 yards and three touchdowns… earned first team All-State honors at wide receiver… helped lead team to Kentucky Class 2A state playoffs second round as a senior after team advanced to state playoff quarterfinals as a junior… team won 21 games over junior and senior seasons… as a junior was All-City selection with 60 catches for 923 yards and 11 touchdowns… added three interceptions on defense during senior year…

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 88

    2020Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 175 lbs
    88
  • 88

    2021Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 175 lbs
    88
  • 88

    2022Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 180 lbs
    88
  • 88

    2023Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 180 lbs
    88
  • 6

    2024Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 185 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2025Graduate Student

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 180 lbs
    6
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