2013: Third-team All-CAA … Played in all 12 games with 11 starts … Ranked fifth on the team with 61 tackles (33 solo) … Led the squad with 5.5 sacks for a loss of 41 yards … Set the opposition back 75 yards on 15 tackles for a loss … Also had 11.0 tackles for a loss in conference games, good for second in the CAA … Logged a season-high 10 tackles (7 solo) vs. Rhode Island (Sept. 14) … Recorded seven tackles (4 solo), including 3.0 for a loss of 10 yards vs. Towson (Oct. 19) … Brought down six (4 solo), including 1.5 for a loss of 8-yards at Old Dominion (Sept. 28) … Logged eight tackles (2 solo) with a sack vs. Maine (Nov. 9) … Had four solo tackles and two sacks for a total loss of 17 yards against New Hampshire (Nov. 16).
2012: Started all 11 games at defensive end ... Totaled 28 tackles, including 7.5 for a loss of 49 yards ... Forced two fumbles and recorded four sacks .. Logged a season-high four tackles four times ... Recorded a sack for a loss of 22 yards and forced a fumble in win over Central Connecticut State (11/17) ... Tallied four tackles, including a sack for a loss of eight, forced a fumble, and broke up a pass at Sacred Heart (10/27).
2011: Played in all 12 games... Recorded 25 tackles... Had a season-high seven takedowns at Central Connecticut (10/22)... Had at least one tackle in all but two games... Recorded one interception with a 38-yard return for a touchdown at Central Connecticut... Also had one fumble recovery at Saint Francis (10/1).
2010: One of four true freshmen to earn a varsity letter ... rotated at defensive tackle ... played in eight games and made eight tackles ... career-best three tackles and forced a fumble against No. 10 Stephen F. Austin ... originally signed with Hofstra University as a member of the 2009 class, but spent the fall semester as a student at Suffolk County Community College ... enrolled at UAlbany in 2010 spring semester.
High School: Named to 2008 NYSSWA Class AA first-team all-state selection ... led Riverhead High to a 12-0 record, the Long Island championship, Rutgers Cup and a Nassau County Division II title ... first-team All-Long Island by Newsday ... made 87 tackles as a defensive end and had 15 receptions and three touchdowns as a tight end ... totaled 71 tackles, two sacks and two interceptions as a junior ... member of track & field program.
Personal: Major is sociology with a minor in communication ... born 5-13-90 ... parents are Robert and Josephine Smith ... has two brothers, Robert, Jr. and Micheal, and two sisters, Angela and Rebecca.
