LAKE CHARLES – McNeese football head coach Lance Guidry announced the signing of high school quarterback Cameron (Cam) Smith out of American Heritage High School in Delray Beach, Florida, Thursday afternoon to its 2018 football signing class.
 
The pro-style QB who stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 190 pounds, also received offers from FBS programs Southern Mississippi and Appalachian State as well as FCS team Morgan State and Savannah State.
 
Smith, who played for head coach and former NFL standout Patrick Surtain at AHHS, helped lead his team to a perfect 14-0 record in 2017 while winning a Florida State Championship in the process. His team finished ranked No. 4 in the nation according to MaxPreps and has won 27-consecutive games.
 
On the season, Smith completed 61 percent of his passes for 1,504 yards and 19 touchdowns while also rushing for 433 yards and 13 scores.
 
"This is a tremendous addition to our signing class," said Guidry. "We're very excited to have him join our McNeese Football family."
 
As a senior, Smith had his best game in the state quarterfinals when he completed 24 of 29 passes for 257 yards and five TD tosses in a 58-57 triple overtime shootout win over Cardinal Gibbons after AHHS blocked a Cardinal Gibbons PAT in the third OT to take the win. Smith added 72 rushing yards in the game to finish with 329 total offensive yards.
 
Smith completed 7 of 11 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns with another 63 yards rushing in a 44-15 blowout win over Baker County to claim the school's second straight Class 5A state title.