HIGH SCHOOL:  Earned four letters for Coach Mike Elder at Avon H.S. . . . helped team to an 11-2 overall record as a senior . . . helped team to a 9-1 West Shore Conference record as a senior . . . helped team to three straight conference championships . . . helped the squad to a state runner up finish for the first time in school history as a junior . . . all-state as a senior . . . all-county and all-conference as a senior . . . all-district as a senior after receiving honorable mention as a junior . . . team captain as a senior . . . managed 46 tackles and 12 interceptions in career.

PERSONAL:  Son of Ralph and Cassandra Smith . . . twin sister . . . born Jan. 6, 1995, in Cleveland, Ohio . . . owns a 3.2 grade-point average on the school's 4.0 scale . . . full name is Ralph Smith III.