A former Class of 2013 Auburn football signee and current junior college commitment was arrested on drug charges early Sunday morning in Mobile County.
Jason Smith, an athlete currently committed to play for the Tigers next season, was charged with second-degree possession of marijuana and two counts of attempting to elude police, according to the Mobile County Sheriff's Office website.
Calls made to the Sheriff's Office on Sunday evening were not returned.
The arrest took place at approximately 3 a.m.
According to Cassie Fambro of AL.com, Smith posted bond and has a court date set for May.
Smith signed to play football for the Tigers in 2013 but failed to qualify academically. He enrolled at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, where he redshirted for a team featuring current Tigers D'haquille Williams and Derrick Moncrief.
He threw for 1,566 yards and 19 touchdowns and ran for 849 yards and 16 scores as a senior at McGill-Toolen High School in Mobile.
The four-star receiver and backup quarterback is currently the No. 6 junior college player in the country, according to 247Sports.com.
Smith is the third player connected to Auburn to be arrested on drug charges in the last year for Auburn football. Demetruce McNeal was dismissed from the team after his arrest last August, and Class of 2014 signee Kalvaraz Bessent was arrested in February.
All charges against Bessent were later dropped and, according to Malzahn, will join the Tigers on a "probationary status" this summer.
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