Aggie Returnees
DEREK SHUTT
KIRK SKIERSKI
Tight End 6-4 • 245 • So. Oxnard, Calif. Oxnard HS ’08
Linebacker 6-0 • 216 • So. Trabuco Hills, Calif. Santa Margarita HS ’08
92
8
2009: Lone appearance was against Winston-Salem State, stopping QB Jarrett Dunston late in the 4th quarter. 2008: Redshirted... Earned Scout Defense Player of the Week honors after Northeastern game. OXNARD HS ’08: Tallied 106 tackles (32 solos, 74 assists) with five sacks as a senior... Caught nine passes for 224 yards and four touchdowns at tight end... Also starred in basketball and baseball... Batted .446 with 34 RBI in 25 games while posting 1.98 ERA on the mound in 2008... Earned Pacific View League Defensive Player of the Year honors in football, league MVP in basketball, then second straight Player of the Year nod in baseball during his senior year. PERSONAL: Born in Provo, Utah... Has not declared a major... Parents are Stephen & Alma Shutt... Older brother, Justin, plays baseball at Brigham Young... Proudest accomplishment was winning league championships in football, basketball and baseball as a senior... Sports hero is Jackie Robinson.
2009: Played only in Winston-Salem State game but did not record any stats... Selected as Scout Defense Player of the Week three times: Western Oregon, Boise State and Cal Poly. 2008: Redshirted... Named Scout Defense Player of the Week following North Dakota game. SANTA MARGARITA HS ’08: Earned All-Trinity League first-team honors as a senior linebacker... Led league with 111 tackles (30 solos, 81 assists), following up 70-tackle performance as a junior... Named among top 100 players in Orange County... National Honor Society member. PERSONAL: Born in Laguna Hills, Calif.... Majoring in environmental policy analysis & planning... Parents are Kenneth & Suzan Skierski... Older brother, Kyle, starred as an offensive lineman at UC Davis from 2003-06... Lists Kyle as his non-sports hero, reserving sports-hero title for fellow LB Ray Lewis... Proudest personal accomplishment was playing in Orange County All-Star Game.
DWIGHT SMITH
SHUTT CAREER STATS Tackles GP UT AT TT TFL Yds 2009 1 1 0 0 0.0 0
Sack Yds 0.0 0
Pass Def. Int Yds PBU 0 0 0
Fumbles FF FR Yds BK 0 0 0 0
Wide Receiver 6-4 • 182 • Jr. Davis, Calif. Davis HS ’07
19 2009: Credited with two games played but did not record any stats. 2008: Saw action in three midseason home games... Lone reception was 16-yarder from Daniel Alfaro late in Iona win. DAVIS HS ’07: Lettered two years for Blue Devils, playing quarterback, receiver and cornerback... Tallied 11 tackles as a senior. PERSONAL: Born in Pompton Plains, N.J.... Majoring in community and regional development... Parents are Steven & Lorraine Smith... Chose UC Davis because he grew up in town and it has “always been a dream of mine.”
SMITH CAREER STATS 2008 2009 Totals
32
GP 3 2 5
Receiving Rec Yds Avg Long 1 16 16.0 16 0 0 0.0 0 1 16 16.0 16
TD 0 0 0
Rushing Rush Yds Avg Long 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0
TD 0 0 0
2010 UC DAVIS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE