UTAH: Walk-on cornerback joined the team in the summer of 2018. 2018–Redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-CIF as a senior Fullerton Union HS in 2017 … 2017 Freeway League Defensive Player of the Year … two-time first-team all-league … 60 tackles and 10 interceptions his senior season … also had 28 receptions for 386 yards and five touchdowns … 77 tackles, five interceptions and a forced fumble as a junior … two-year team captain … North MVP of the 2018 Orange County All-Star Classic … 2018 National Football Foundation Orange County Scholar-Athlete … 2018 OCADA Athletes of Character Award … also played basketball and ran track.
PERSONAL: Son of Jesse and Gloria Smith … three brothers and two sisters … taking prerequisites for a kinesiology major … nickname is J.J. … full name is Jonoven Jesse Smith.