2015 Weber State Football Media Guide

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MEET THE WILDCATS ZACH SMITH Running back • 6-0 • 220 Junior Kissimmee, Florida

4 Zach is back for his junior season with the Wildcats. After two seasons at Weber State, he has 200 carries for 1,026 career yards and has four rushing touchdowns. He is the 28th player in Weber State history to reach 1,000 career rushing yards. 2014 (Sophomore) Saw action in 11 games for the Wildcats and started in eight games... Led Weber State in rushing with an average of 67.5 yards per game... Had 129 carries for 742 yards and had three rushing touchdowns... Totaled 100 or more rushing yards four times...Opened the season with 128 yards and a touchdown at No. 19 Arizona State...Had a career-high 156 yards in the Homecoming game against Cal Poly... Also had an exciting 70-yard touchdown run in that game, the longest play from scrimmage by the Wildcats during the season...Also had 19 receptions for 87 yards and had two receiving touchdowns... 2013 (Freshman) Played in all 12 games and started three games as a true freshman after signing with the Wildcats in February 2013...Had 71 rushes for 284 yards and one touchdown...Finished third on the team in rushing yards and rushing yards per game. Opened the season with eight carries for 88 yards and one touchdown in his first career game, WSU’s 50-40 season-opening win over Stephen F. Austin...Had a season-long rush of 57 yards in the game...Had 11 carries for 51 yards at McNeese State...Also had 13 receptions for 72 yards...Had two catches for a season-high 21 yards at Montana...Finished the season with 353 all purpose yards, sixth most on the team. Gateway High School Played for Coach Roberts at Gateway High School...Was named to the Orlando Sentinel Super 60 list as one of the top players in Central Florida...Earned All-State Honorable Mention honors as a senior in 2012 and also earned First Team All-District and First Team All-County honors...Was named the Gateway Team MVP and Offensive MVP...Rushed for 1,643 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2012... Had 215 carries for an average of 7.6 yards per carry. Personal Was born Oct. 14, 1994 in Orlando...Parents are Travis Smith and Patti Donovan...Is majoring in Business at Weber State...Is left handed.

CAREER STATS Rushing YR GP no. Yds td long avg/c avg/g 2013 12 71 284 1 57 4.0 23.7 2014 11 129 742 3 70 5.8 67.5 TOTAL 23 200 1026 4 70 5.1 44.6

Receiving no. yds td long 13 72 0 14 19 87 2 10 32 159 2 14

DRE SNOWDEN Cornerback • 5-10 • 150 Junior American Fork, UT

27 Dre returns for his junior season at cornerback after joining the Wildcats in the summer of 2014. 2014 (Sophomore) Joined the Wildcats during the summer of 2014 as a transfer from Utah State...Saw action in four games during the season..Recorded two tackles and had two pass breakups. Utah State Was a part of the Utah State program for two seasons...Sat out the 2012 season as a redshirt...Played in just one game during the 2013 season, Sept. 14 against Weber State, where he recorded two tackles. American Fork High School Recorded 17 receptions for 265 yards with one touchdown as a senior at American Fork High School... Also had 19 tackles and two fumble recoveries to go along with one blocked kick...Returned 16 kickoffs for 247 yards...Had four career touchdowns and three career interceptions, to go along with three career blocked kicks. Personal Full name is Dredan Snowden...Was born Dec. 13, 1993 in Provo... Parents are Will and Courtney Snowden...Has four siblings: Christian, Sibley, Blythe and Smith...Is majoring in Business Administration.

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