31 Ryan Smith |
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Impressive fullback ... hard worker who quickly earned his way onto the field on special teams as a freshman ... also contributed some in the backfield ... has a lot of natural ability and excellent speed ... very strong ... should be a key cog at fullback again this fall ... one of most experienced offensive backfield members.
2009 (Junior): Appeared in nine games, making seven starts ... finished second on team with 283 rushing yards ... also caught 13 passes for 74 yards ... carried ball more than 10 times in a game on four occasions ... season-high 70 rushing yards at Fordham ... caught five passes for 36 yards against Robert Morris ... third on squad with 357 all-purpose yards, second-most among non-seniors ... team's Offensive Player of the Week after both Duquesne and Robert Morris games, the first two weeks of the season.
2008 (Sophomore): Saw action in first seven games ... missed final four contests after suffering concussion against Colgate ... totaled 129 rushing yards in first two games and 183 overall ... tied for third on squad with two rushing TDs ... both rushing scores came in shootout win over Duquesne ... also had five catches for 40 yards ... caught a touchdown vs. Hofstra.
2007 (Freshman): Saw action in 10 varsity games and became one of nine freshmen to earn a varsity letter ... played quite a bit on special teams and also picked up 37 carries for 130 yards and a touchdown out of the fullback position ... most of backfield action came in the Stony Brook, Lehigh and Fordham games ... rushed for 46 yards and a TD against Stony Brook ... season-high 48 yards on nine carries in the Fordham win.
Urbana High School: Football and track standout ... consensus first-team all-state selection on the gridiron ... Baltimore Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Year ... Maryland's top rusher in 2006 ... Washington Post First Team All-Met ... first-team all-area and all-conference ... MVAL Chesapeake Conference Offensive Player of the Year ... Gazette Player of the Year ... Frederick News-Post Offensive Player of the Year ... team captain ... named to NBC-4's George Michael Golden 11 Team.
Personal: Ryan Matthew Smith ... born Dec. 26, 1988 in Gaithersburg, Md. ... son of Terry and Bill Potterton and Randy Smith ... has two brothers, Kenny and Daniel ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2009 ... majoring in management.
Smith's Career Rush/Receiving Statistics
Year G/GS Att. Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yds. TD Lg.
2007 10/0 37 130 1 14 0 0 0 --
2008 7/0 40 183 2 48 5 40 1 17
2009 9/7 69 283 0 19 13 74 0 24 Totals 26/7 146 596 3 48 18 114 1 24
