THOMAS SMITH #42

 

POSITION:               RB/LB

HOMETOWN:          DENVER, COLORADO

HEIGHT:                   6'0

WEIGHT:                  230

SCHOOL:                UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO

PROFILE:

Colorado Ice: 2008: Played 13 games for Ice, splitting his time between defensive back, linebacker and running back…ranked sixth on the team with 48.5 tackles (31 solo, 35 assisted) which was good for 33rd in the league…had 1.5 TFL for five yards…recorded ½ sack and one pass breakup…fifth on the team in rushing with 16 carries for 43 yards and three scores…pulled in one reception for 11 yards…tied for ninth on the team in scoring with 18 points…was seventh on the team in total offense with 43 yards…tallied 54 all purpose yards…posted a season-high nine rushes for 27 yards and two TDs and seven tackles with ½ sack against Bloomington on March 28.

University of Northern Colorado: 2005: Missed entire season due to season ending injury.  2004: Started 11 games as an outside linebacker...earned honorable mention all-Great West honors after notching 95 total tackles to rank third on the team...ranked second on the squad with 11.5 tackles-for-loss...started the season on a tear as he tallied 11 tackles in each of the first three contests...racked up a season-best 12 tackles against UC Davis (10/2)...recorded a career-high two sacks against Division I-A Florida Atlantic (10/16)...had five double-digit tackles games. 2003: Played in all 14 games as a sophomore at the linebacker position...had at least one tackle in 10 contests...notched eight tackles in two games to set his career high...blocked a punt and recovered it for a touchdown in the 44-3 win over Western State (Sept. 6).  2002: Saw action in all 14 contests as a redshirt freshman...tallied at least one tackle in 12 of the Bears' games...recorded four tackles in the 27-14 win over Minnesota State (9/28)...credited with three stops in the 30-23 double-overtime win over Nebraska-Omaha (10/5)...notched a season-high six tackles in the NCAA Div. II first round playoff game against Central Missouri State (11/23).  2001: Redshirted.

Montbello HS: First team all-Denver Prep League pick as a senior...ranked among the state's (class 5A) leaders in tackles with 110...two-time all-city selection...earned three letters in football, two in wrestling and two in track...three-year honor roll student.  

Personal: Majored in sports and exercise science…born August 10, 1982, in Denver, Colo.


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