2003 (Redshirt Junior): Injuries limited his effectiveness to just six games and 278 rushing yards, which ranked third best on the team...big-play specialist...only career 1,000-yard rusher in the history of FIU football...gained 1,062 yards on 194 career carries for an average of 5.5 yards per attempt...season-best 94 yards rushing on 17 carries against Carson-Newman (9/27)...recorded season-best 59-yard run from scrimmage for a TD vs. C-N...also scored rushing TDs in games vs. Indiana State (9/6) and I-A Troy (10/18)...tallied 15 receptions on the year, including tying the then-school record with seven catches in the season opener at ISU...racked up 411 all-purpose yards, for an average of 68.5 yards per game that ranked sixth best on the team...posted two games with 100-plus all-purpose yards against Indiana State (129 yards) and Troy (107)...Dean's List honoree in the fall of 2003.
2002 (Redshirt Sophomore): Voted team MVP by his teammates after leading the squad with 784 rushing yards over nine games...an injury propelled him into the starting line-up where he stayed for the rest of the season...averaged six yards per carry...the team's leading scorer with nine TDs...on the receiving end of FIU's first-ever two-point conversion...average of 6.22 points per game ranked 62nd best nationally in Division I-AA...holds the school record with 262 yards rushing in a game, recorded against Jacksonville (10/31)...his TD run of 89 yards against the Dolphins was the longest play from scrimmage enjoyed by the Golden Panthers all season...ran for 116 yards on 14 carries and scored three touchdowns vs. Butler (9/14)...following both of those games, named as the national Independent Offensive Performer of the Week...had a 50-yard run against nationally-ranked Bethune-Cookman (9/21)...average of 87.11 yards per game ranked 38th best in I-AA...caught six passes on the year for 25 yards...fastest FIU running back with 4.36 speed in the 40-yard dash...missed the last two games of the season due to injury.
2000 (Bryant College): Immediately raised eyebrows as a freshman, averaging better than 60 yards over the first two games of the season before breaking a toe and never returning to play there...carried the ball 32 times for 121 yards and one TD.
Northwestern High School: Third-team all-county running back on the Bulls' 1998 state championship team and the following year, was the team's Offensive MVP for head coach Billy Rolle...finished tenth in the county in rushing as a senior...member of Northwestern's state champion track team.
Personal: Born September 27, 1982...son of Karla Smith...Sports Management major.
Rushing Receiving
Year No. Yds Avg TD Long Rec. Yds Avg TD Long
2002 131 784 6.0 9 89 6 25 4.2 0 13
2003 63 278 4.4 3 59 15 133 8.9 0 27
Totals 194 1062 5.5 12 89 21 158 7.5 0 27
