@JesseS. Thank you. I think you are correct. I googled Fig Rust and our own GF’s thread Dealing with fig leaf rust - #22 by Seedy showed upwith good info.
@speedster1 - thanks for creating that thread and thanks the contributors for their responses.
The weirdest thing is, so far, it affects only Smith. The pot is lined up next to all other potted figs. I will move it to a new area. Hopefully, removing leaves will work.
With FMV and rust, figs are not as problem-free trees of choice as I first thought.