FIU’s Jonnu Smith Accepts Invitation to the Reese’s Senior Bowl

FIU tight end Jonnu Smith has accepted an invitation to play in the Reese's Senior Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 28, in Mobile, Alabama. Reese's Senior Bowl week begins on Jan. 23, 2017 and concludes with the game on Jan. 28 at 2:30 p.m. ET at Mobile's Ladd-Peebles Stadium.

The week's practices will be televised live on ESPN2 and the game will air on NFL Network. Smith appeared and started in 11 games for the Panthers. The native of Ocala, Florida, caught 42 passes for 506 yards and four touchdowns. He became the fifth player in FIU history to register over 2,000 yards receiving during a career (2,001 yards).

Smith averaged 12.0 yards-per-catch and 46.0 yards-per-game in 2016. He finished his career registering at least one reception in every game he played (43-straight – second-most in school history). Smith caught the game-winning touchdown pass at Charlotte – his first TD catch of the season.

He opened the season with a season-high eight catches for 83 yards versus Indiana (Sept. 1).

A Second-Team All-C-USA selection in 2016, Smith was a Preseason First-Team, All-Conference USA honoree by Athlon and Phil Steele and was named to the John Mackey Award Watch List.