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ANTHONY
SMITH
Free
Safety
Syracuse University Orange
5:11.4-192
Hubbard,
Ohio
Hubbard
High
School
3rd
Round – 83rd Overall
OVERVIEW
Smith was an
All-Midwest Region selection by Prep
Star, adding first-team NEO Island All-District, All-Trumbull County and The Herald 22 honors as a senior and
junior at Hubbard High School…He was also named the team's Best Offensive Back
during his final two seasons…Anthony had six interceptions, rushed for 1,787
yards and scored 29 touchdowns for an 11-1 team as a senior…He posted 45
tackles, six interceptions, 10 pass break-ups and rushed for 1,475 yards and 26
touchdowns to garner All-State honors as a junior…Originally recruited as a
running back, Smith appeared in eight games as a reserve free safety for
Syracuse in 2002…He led the team's reserve unit with 31 tackles (18 solos),
including two stops for losses and a fumble recovery…He took over free safety
duties full-time in 2003, ranking third on the squad with a career-high 106
tackles (68 solos)…He recovered and caused a fumble, deflected three passes and
intercepted five more…He also proved to be a valuable special teams performer,
blocking two punts and returning one for a score…Smith was given second-team
All-Big East Conference honors as a junior…He again ranked third on the team
with 85 tackles (49 solos) and caused a fumble while blocking three punts,
returning one for a touchdown…He also had three interceptions, including one for
a score and four pass break-ups…Anthony earned first-team All-Big East honors as
a senior, ranking third on the squad for the third consecutive season with 71
tackles (50 solos), adding three sacks and five stops for losses…He deflected
six passes, recovered three fumbles and caused two others…He had six
interceptions and blocked one kick…In 46 games at Syracuse, Anthony started 35
times…He ranks third in school history among defensive backs with 293 tackles
(185 solos), adding three sacks for minus 17 yards and eight stops for losses of
24 yards…He recovered five fumbles and caused four others…Anthony ranks third in
school annals with 14 interceptions for 171 yards in returns and a touchdown…He
deflected 17 passes and set a school career-record with six blocked kicks,
gaining 113 yards on returns with a pair of
touchdowns.
CAREER NOTES
Recorded 293
tackles during his career, the third-best total by a Syracuse defensive back
behind Donovin Darius (379, 1994-97) and Quentin Harris (327, 1998-2001)…His 14
interceptions rank third in school history, topped only by Markus Paul (19,
1985-88) and Tommy Myers (18, 1969-71)…Holds the school career-record with six
blocked kicks, surpassing the previous mark of five, first set by David Tyree
(1999-2002) and matched by Steve Gregory (2002-05).
2005 SEASON
All-Big East
Conference first-team selection…Started every game at free safety, coming up
with 71 tackles (50 solos), three sacks for minus 17 yards and five stops for
losses of 19 yards…Recovered three fumbles and caused two others…Deflected eight
passes and had six interceptions for 73 yards in returns…Also blocked a punt,
recovering the ball for a 22-yard return.
2004 SEASON
All-Big East
Conference second-team selection…Started all year at free safety, finishing
third on the team with 85 tackles (49 solos)…Had a stop for a 2-yard loss and a
forced fumble…Deflected four passes and intercepted three others for 62 yards in
returns, including a touchdown…Blocked three kicks for a total of 47 yards in
returns, including a score.
2003 SEASON
Moved into the
starting lineup at free safety, ranking third on the team with a career-high 106
tackles (68 solos), the sixth-highest total in a season for a Syracuse defensive
back…Caused and recovered a fumble…Ranked third in the Big East Conference with
five interceptions for 37 yards in returns…Deflected four passes and blocked two
kicks, returning one for a score.
2002 SEASON
Played in every
game, leading the special teams coverage units with 31 tackles (18 solos) and
two stops for losses of 3 yards…Recovered a fumble and deflected a pass as a
reserve free safety.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Hubbard
(Oh.) High School, playing football for head coach Jeff Bayuk…All-Midwest Region
selection by Prep Star, adding
first-team NEO Island All-District, All-Trumbull County and The Herald 22 honors as a senior and
junior…Named the team's Best Offensive Back during his final two seasons…Had six
interceptions, rushed for 1,787 yards and scored 29 touchdowns for an 11-1 team
as a senior…Posted 45 tackles, six interceptions, ten pass break-ups and rushed
for 1,475 yards and 26 touchdowns to garner All-State honors as a
junior.
PERSONAL
Retail
and Consumer Studies major…Son of Charlotte and Homer Smith…Born Anthony B.
Smith on 9/20/83…Resides
in Hubbard,
Ohio. Be sure to tune in to
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