Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ Nevada | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-70@ Georgia | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — |
#43
Jackson Smith
Redshirt senior kicker on Western Kentucky's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 215 lb · Danville, KY · Boyle County HS
Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
Recruiting
3★
K recruit
No. 2097 nationally · Signed with Kentucky
No college snaps yet.
The story
4 kicker on Western Kentucky's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kentucky in 2022.
Jackson Smith
Fired ledger without a matching premise receipt — frame withheld.
His career
2022
- Signed with Kentucky3-star out of Boyle County
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Western Kentucky0-2HC: Tyson Helton · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
PK · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (19 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
Background
2025 (r-Jr.) | 0/0: Smith did not see any game action for the Hilltoppers during the 2025 season. 2024 (r-So.) | 0/0: Smith did not see any game action during his first season on The Hill. Before WKU: Smith arrived at WKU after spending two seasons at Kentucky. He was named to SEC Fall Academic H...
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