| Andrew Smith Jr |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Fort Meade, Md.
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| High School:
Meade
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| Height / Weight:
5-11 / 207
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| Position:
Strong Safety
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| Birthdate:
08/14/1981
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| Experience:
2V
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On Smith: Senior safety who had an outstanding year in his first year as a safety … was one of the first players in on defense for the Terps in 2003, seeing time in nickel and dime situations … spent his first two years at Maryland as a cornerback … has good size and strength … a sure tackler … excels in blitz situations … an Iron Terp with a 495-pound squat, 335-pound bench and a 39˝-inch vertical jump.
2002 (Junior): Played in all 14 games … made a career-high 31 tackles with a pair of sacks, a pass breakup and six QB hurries … (vs. NCSU) ... had three tackles (one solo) ... recorded a sack for a loss of one yard in the second quarter and had two QB hurries ... (at UNC) ... had two solo tackles ... registered first career sack for a loss of four yards and added two quarterback hurries ... (at Duke) ... had four solo tackles.
2001 (Sophomore): Saw action in three games … played mostly on special teams … did not record any tackles.
2000 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in eight games, making his first career start in the season finale (Georgia Tech) … totaled 19 tackles, five pass breakups, one interception and one fumble recovery … lone interception came in the Florida State game … career-high seven tackles in the Virginia game … also had four tackles in the overtime victory over NC State … did not play in the season's first two games.
1999 (Freshman): Redshirt season.
High School: Graduated from Meade High School in Fort Meade, Md. ... a talented all-around prospect who played two seasons at Meade after relocating with his family from Texas ... alternated between quarterback and running back on offense, and was regarded as a hard-hitting safety on defense ... also punted, averaging 35 yards per punt ... had four interceptions and 106 tackles as a senior while earning first team all-county accolades and SuperPrep all-region mention at safety ... was second team all-county as a junior ... rushed for 1,189 yards on 136 carries in 1998 ... had 14 touchdowns and 8.7 yards per carry ... team was 5-5 in 1998, 7-3 in 1997 ... high school coach was Mark Frye.
Personal: Andrew Smith, Jr. was born August 14, 1981 ... son of Clarice and Andrew Smith ... majoring in communications... father is a retired military officer … named a Maryland scholar-athlete in 2000.
Defense G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks Int
2000 8-1 11 8 19/2.4 0-0 0.0-0 1-0
2001 3-0 0 0 0/0/0 0-0 0.0-0 0-0
2002 14-0 25 6 31/2.2 2.0-5 2.0-5 0-0
Career 25-1 36 14 50/2.0 2.0-5 2.0-5 1-0
