In football, he was a three-year letterman, a two-time All-Dade County selection as both a running back and a safety, and as a junior, rushed for 1,125 yards and 15 touchdowns.

[1] Early in his last season, Smith was touted as a dark horse candidate for the Heisman Trophy,[2][3] and ended up finishing in eighth place with 55 total points and three first-place votes[4] to become only the second UCF player (after Daunte Culpepper) to receive Heisman votes.

[8] Smith was selected by the Detroit Lions after they traded up with the Miami Dolphins for the first pick of the third round of the 2008 NFL draft.

Smith was benched after week four and was briefly replaced by Johnson, before winning back the starting spot for the duration of the season.

On March 3, 2011, the Lions declined to tender an offer to Smith, making him an unrestricted free agent for the upcoming NFL season.

[13] On November 24, he was carted off the sidelines after a non-contact injury to his lower leg during the second quarter, it was later revealed that he had a mild ankle sprain with an undetermined return date.

[14] After missing several games in December, Kevin Smith returned to the field in week 16 of the 2011 season and found the end zone once through the air and once on the ground as the Lions defeated the Chargers 38-10.

The following year he was kept on staff of newly hired head coach Scott Frost and became the Quality control administrator.

Singletary, whose 33 total TDs rank third all-time in single-season touchdowns, was named C-USA Most Valuable Player in Smith’s first year at FAU.

Smith had a quick impact at Ole Miss, coaching the SEC's leading rushing attack in 2020.

The Rebels were 7th in the SEC in running offense and scored 29 touchdowns on the ground, ranking 5th in Ole Miss history.

Kevin Smith coached the dynamic running back duo of Quinshon Judkins and Ulysses Bentley IV.

Quinshon Judkins, was the SEC Freshman of the Year, first team All-SEC honoree, had 1,158 yards and 15 touchdowns, making him one of eight in FBS history and one of two in SEC history, along with Herschel Walker, to have 1,000 yards and 15 rushing touchdowns in their rookie and sophomore years.