4-star Miami QB prospect Carter Smith talks Hurricanes, transition from baseball to football

Fort Meyers (Fla.) Bishop Verot four-star quarterback Carter Smith, an early 2025 Miami target and the No. 3 gunslinger in his class according to the On300, jumped at the chance to return to Coral Gables to work out for Hurricanes offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson last month. And as he continues to progress, he believes the input from Miami’s coaches is helping.

Smith is still a raw prospect with plenty of fine-tuning left to be done, and his extensive baseball background helps his natural arm strength. He has plenty of interest in the Hurricanes along with in-state rivals Florida and Florida State, and he’s already landed more than a dozen offers.

Florida is listed as the early favorite to land the No. 19 prospect in the On300 according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine with an estimated 55.6% chance. Miami comes in second at 17.3%, just ahead of Florida State at 14.8%.

“(Miami) is close to home, and it’s one of my top schools so I’d love to go here,” Smith said. “Coach Dawson pointed out (at his most recent prospect camp) a lot of stuff I need to work on, so I definitely think it benefitted me a lot. …(Receiving more personalized coaching from Dawson) was probably the biggest reason I went, was to get around him and other dudes.”

Miami is one of the schools Smith talks to most, although off-field assistants have been his main points of contact so far in his recruitment. They’ll typically talk football and their general lives, but when he was last on campus, he received plenty of advice from Dawson.

“It’s a lot of my footwork,” Smith said. “You know, playing baseball and stuff, my baseball mechanics have kind of translated to how I throw the football, and I’ve got to break that habit.”

He also attended a camp at LSU this summer where the staff offered similar advice, again telling the 6-foot-3, 170-pound quarterback they want to see him continue to work to break his baseball habits, which is easier said than done.

“That’s gonna be my next big challenge, because there’s a lot going on with both of those,” Smith said. “They’re two totally different ways of throwing the ball, and that’ll be my next big thing.”

Smith said he doesn’t have any set-in-stone recruiting plans during the dead period.

CaneSport’s Take

Despite being a very raw talent still looking to develop his footwork, Smith has developed somewhat of a reputation as a “gamer” and an athletic playmaker whose physical gifts give him awesome potential. If he can refine his footwork and be more consistent as a passer, he could become a serious quarterback talent.

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