The 2008 Scouting Report: Returns to action this fall after earning a medical hardship for the 2007 season ... Has two years of eligibility remaining ... A talented, intelligent player who moved into a starting safety role as a true freshman ... Talented and fearless punt return man, as well ... Confident, heady player. 2008: Team co-captain ... Starting safety ... A consensus honorable mention All-Big Ten honoree ... Third on squad with 82 total tackles, bringing his career total to 188 ... Tied for third on team in passes defended with eight (six breakups, two INTs) ... Ranked for 21st in Big Ten with 6.3 stops per contest ... In his first game back from injury last season, intercepted Syracuse quarterback Andrew Robinson in the third quarter and brought it back 26 yards for a pick-six ... Collected six tackles and one pass breakup vs. the Orange ... Returned two punts for six yards ... Named team's defensive player of the game vs. Syracuse ... Team co-leader with 11 tackles (five solos) at Duke ... Tied for the team lead with seven tackles against Southern Illinois (all solo) and set a career high with three pass breakups ... Against Ohio, registered three tackles and one TFL ... Totaled eight tackles (six solos) at Iowa ... Five tackles vs. Michigan State ... Led NU with eight stops vs. Purdue ... Finished with four tackles and one TFL at Indiana ... At Minnesota, he intercepted Gophers QB Adam Weber and returned it 48 yards for the game-winning touchdown with 12 seconds remaining in regulation, earning him Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors and a nomination for the Pontiac Game-Changing Performance of the Week ... Finished with six stops in the game and earned team defensive big playmaker honors ... Against Ohio State, totaled six tackles and one pass breakup ... Recorded five tackles at Michigan ... Named NU's special teams player of the game vs. Illinois after his 51-yard punt return set up an NU touchdown ... Finished with five tackles ... Collected nine tackles in 2008 Alamo Bowl vs. Missouri ... Has seven career interceptions. 2007: Starting strong safety and punt returner before an injury ended his season ... Sat out the final eight games ... Missed the Northeastern game due to injury ... Returned to lineup against Nevada and totaled two tackles ... Had three tackles vs. Duke ... Four tackles vs. Ohio State. 2006: Honorable mention All-Big Ten selection (coaches) ... Starter at strong safety ... Had four of his top performances in Big Ten play: season-high 12 tackles (six solos), two pass deflections and a fumble recovery at Penn State; seven tackles, a forced fumble and QB hurry at Wisconsin; season-high 11 solo tackles at Michigan; and five tackles and a key 14-yard interception at Iowa ... The interception came on the NU goal line ... Three tackles, which included a TFL, and a 21-yard punt return vs. Ohio State ... Five tackles, as well as a 33-yard interception return against Michigan State (two of his five career interceptions have come against Drew Stanton and MSU) ... Collected two tackles and a pair of pass deflections at Miami (Ohio) ... Five solo tackles vs. UNH ... Six tackles (four solos) vs. Eastern Michigan ... Notched first interception of season at Nevada and returned it 35 yards ... Six tackles, including a TFL, vs. Purdue ... Three solo tackles and a fumble recovery vs. Illinois ... Finished second in team tackles with 68 ... Led team with three interceptions. 2005: Sporting News honorable mention Freshman All-American ... Suffered a knee injury (sprain) on his 37-yard interception return at Michigan State ... Picked off Drew Stanton in the end zone and then raced 37 yards up the sideline before Stanton hit him on his left knee ... It was the second interception of his young career ... Also had a solo tackle and a pass breakup before leaving the MSU game in the first quarter ... Missed the next three games before returning at Illinois, where he notched two tackles ... Earned first collegiate start at strong safety vs. Penn State after playing a backup position his first three contests ... Finished the game with a season-best nine tackles (sharing team honors with Tim McGarigle) ... Snared his first career interception (23-yard return) vs. Wisconsin ... Added three tackles vs. the Badgers ... Totaled five tackles (two solos) vs. Northern Illinois ... Contributed three tackles at Arizona State ... Four solo tackles at Purdue ... Started the Sun Bowl vs. UCLA and totaled a pair of tackles. High School: 2004 New England Prep School (Class A) Player of the Year ... 2004 Gatorade New Hampshire Player of the Year ... Three-time All-New England Prep School football team ... 2004 Boston Globe Prep School Class A Most Valuable Player ... Played quarterback and safety ... For career, totaled 4,073 passing yards, 39 TDs and 10 interceptions ... Rushed for 3,013 yards and 28 TDs ... Scored 74 career touchdowns, which includes four interception returns and three punt returns ... Defensively, totaled 113 tackles, 16 TFLs, 9 sacks, 6 interceptions and 5 fumble recoveries ... Helped the Huskies compile a 24-2 three-year record which included perfect 8-0 marks in 2002 and 2004 when New Hampton won the Prep School Super Bowl ... Team's MVP ... In the 2004 title game, threw for 285 yards and rushed for 95 yards ... Totaled a career-high six touchdowns vs. Rutland H.S., scoring a TD in four different ways -- punt return (72 yards), interception return (42 yards), rushing (43, 27 and 71 yards) and passing (37 yards) ... Also lettered in lacrosse and basketball ... New Hampton Prep's 2004-05 Male Athlete of the Year ... Member of Honor Roll ... Coached by David Perfield. Personal: Born Brendan Christopher Smith ... Son of Brendan and Colleen Smith ... Father, Brendan, played football at Miami (Fla.), and brother, Sean, played at Division II Bentley College ... Younger brother, Kyle, is currently a sophomore at Holy Cross and playing football for the Crusaders ... Communication studies major.
The Brendan Smith File Smith's Career Stats SCORING G TD Rush Pass Retn PAT 2PAT FG Total Avg/G 2005................ 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2006................ 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2007................ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2008................ 13 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 0.9 TOTAL............... 37 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 0.3 |
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