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SMITH
SMITH
kicker/ punter
Defensive Back
5-11, 214, r-So. | Alabama | Inwood, W.Va.
5-11, 204, r-Jr. | Chaminade-Madonna | Miramar, Fla.
Competing for the staring punter position and will compete to handle the kickoffs as well ... transferred from Alabama in 2009 … also adds depth at kicker ... has a strong leg … named all-BIG EAST preseason fourth team by Phil Steele’s …. Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll … bowl trips: 2009 Sugar with Alabama, 2010 Gator.
Gives the Mountaineers experienced quality depth at free safety … also used on special teams … has good speed and quickness … bowl trips: 2008 Fiesta, 2008 Meineke, 2010 Gator.
2009 (So.): Sat out to fulfill NCAA transfer eligibility requirements. 2008 (Fr.): Played his freshman year at Alabama … saw limited action as a kicker. Prep: Played for coach Denny Price at Musselman High … earned all-state honors as both a place kicker and as a punter ... listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 ... averaged 39 yards per punt, while placing 16 of 31 kicks inside the opponent 20-yard line ... ranked as the No. 12 kicker in the nation by ESPN.com ... No. 21 kicker in the nation according to Scout.com … hit 13-of-18 field goal attempts and averaged 40.8 yards per punt … set two state records as a senior, most field goals in a season and longest field goal (59) … won the national I player’s combine as a punter … ranked No. 1 sophomore by one on one kicking in 2005 … also lettered in basketball and track & field. Personal: Birthday is May 13 … son of Winston and Denna Smith … one of two children … majoring in sport management.
2009 (r-So.): Played in 13 games … saw action on more than 245 plays … finished with 17 total tackles, including eight solo stops … assisted on two tackles at Rutgers … two tackles against Marshall … four tackles, including three unassisted stops at Auburn … registered four tackles against East Carolina … finished with season-high five tackles and a pass breakup against Liberty. 2008 (r-Fr.): Played in all 13 games and started four … used on more than 440 plays, including a season-high 69 at Colorado … was used in 60 or more plays in four games … posted 39 tackles, including 16 solo stops, assisted on a sack and had a pass breakup … season-high six tackles at East Carolina … registered five tackles against Syracuse … five tackles against USF … four tackles at Pitt … three solo tackles against Marshall and two solo stops at Colorado … three tackles against Villanova and Auburn … assisted on a tackle against North Carolina in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. 2007 (Fr.): Redshirted … member of the scout team … scout team defensive champion: Western Michigan. Prep: All-Florida defender from Chaminade-Madonna Prep ... first team all-Broward County for coach Mark Guandolo ... named one of the top three safeties in South Florida … recorded 50 tackles, three sacks, six interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior ... 21-5 over two years with a state title ... all-state and all-South Florida ... as a junior, he collected 70 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions … also a track and basketball letterman. Personal: Birthday is March 7 … son of Karmah Bennett ... enrolled in athletic coaching education.
Smith’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int FF
FR PBU
2009 2008 Totals
0 0 0
13 13 26
8 16 24
9 23 32
17 39 56
0 0.5/2 0.5/2
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
1 1 2
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