High School
In his career Smelley set Alabama High School Athletic Association records for yards in a single game (585), and season (4,120). He also set AHSAA records for touchdown passes in a season (59),and for a career (134).
While attending American Christian Academy in Tuscaloosa, the 6'2" 221 lb Smelley played on three state championship baseball teams and was the Class 1A Player of the Year for 2005, but chose to pursue college football over college baseball.
On February 1, 2006 Smelley signed a national letter of intent to play football at the University of South Carolina. He was listed as a top-rated football prospect on ESPN.com's "Class of 2006".
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