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Kempsville (Virginia Beach, VA) wide receiver prospect Mordecai “Jay” Smith is used to putting in the time and energy to become the best receiver he can be, and it’s one of the reasons why his recruiting stock has skyrocketed in 2006. He had a good teacher growing up who instilled a good work ethic and sound football fundamentals.

“He’s done a lot,” Smith said of his father, Mordecai Smith. The elder Smith played wide receiver for N.C. State in the late 1970s. “He taught me how to catch when I was real little and basically taught me how to run routes and everything a receiver should know. So he basically groomed me at an early age so I am what I am now.”

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