NDSU

* 2012, 2013 All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team Wide Receiver
* 2011, 2012, 2013 All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team Return Specialist
* 2012, 2013 College Football Performance.com National Punt Returner of the Week
* 2013 College Football Performance.com National Kickoff Returner of the Week
* 2011, 2012, 2013 MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week
* 2011, 2012 MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
* 2010, 2013 MVFC Honor Roll
* 2011, 2013 MVFC All-Academic Second Team
* 2012 MVFC All-Academic Honorable Mention
* 2013 NFF Hampshire Honor Society

Quick, explosive player with game-changing potential when he touches the football ... Played in 54 games with 36 starts in four seasons ... NDSU's career record holder for punt returns (82) and punt return yards (945) and fiinished second in punt return touchdowns (3) ... Also among the program's top five in pass receptions (4th, 147), kick return average (4th, 25.77), and kick return yards (5th, 773) ... Signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League in April 2013 ... 2013 SEASON (SENIOR): All-Missouri Valley Football Conference second team wide receiver and return specialist ... Started 14 of 14 games played, missing the Illinois State game due to injury ... Career-best receiving year with 54 catches for 703 yards and five touchdowns ... Ranked fifth in the MVFC in receiving yards and sixth in TDs ... Career-high eight receptions for 72 yards and a TD in the season-opening win at Kansas State (8-30-13) ... Career-high 111 yards on four catches against South Dakota (11-23-13) ... MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week and CFPA National Punt Returner of the Week after taking his first punt of the year 85 yards for a touchdown against Missouri State (10-12-13) ... Tied a 90-year-old school record with a 100-yard kickoff return for touchdown at Indiana State (10-26-13) to capture CFPA National Kickoff Returner of the Week honors ... Career-high 55 yards rushing on three carries in the FCS second round win over Furman (12-7-13) ... Named to MVFC Honor Roll and National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society ... 2012 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named to all-Missouri Valley Football Conference second team as both a wide receiver and return specialist ... Started in 10 of 12 games played ... Caught a team-high 49 passes for 549 yards and three TDs ... Averaged 11.2 yards per reception ... Matched career-high with seven receptions vs. Youngstown State (10-6-12) ... Caught six passes for career best 88 yards vs. Southern Illinois (10-27-12) ... Rushed 12 times for 104 yards including a 32-yard rushing TD vs. South Dakota State (12-1-12) in NCAA FCS second round game ... Had career best 47 yards on five carries vs. Sam Houston State (1-5-13) in NCAA FCS Championship game ... Fielded 18 punts for 189 yards including 76-yard TD vs. Youngstown State (10-6-12) ... Ranked 15th in NCAA FCS in punt returns (10.5 avg/r) ... Added nine kickoff returns for 187 yards (20.8 avg/r) ... Received MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award ... 2011 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Named to all-MVFC second team as a return specialist... Started in 11 of 14 games played ... Caught 44 passes for 531 yards ... Averaged 12.1 yards per reception ... Ranked 13th in punt returns (10.48 avg/r) in NCAA FCS ... Returned punt 41 yards for touchdown at South Dakota State (10-22-11) ... Season-high seven receptions for 55 yards at Indiana State (11-5-11) ... Had 74 yards receiving at Minnesota (9-24-11) on four catches ... Had season long 58-yard reception at Southern Illinois (10-8-11) ... Selected to Academic All-MVFC second team ... Received MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award ... 2010 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 14 games ... Returned 31 punts for 332 yards for 10.7 avg/r ... Ranked 26th in NCAA FCS ... Returned five punts for 146 yards including a season long of 51 yards vs. Morgan State (9-18-10) ... Returned nine kickoffs for 183 yards and 20.3 average ... Had season best return of 38 yards at Youngstown State (10-9-10) ... Had three carries for 15 yards ... Named to the MVFC Honor Roll ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2010 graduate of Wahpeton High School ... Two-time all-state and all-conference running back for Wahpeton and head coach Mike McCall ... Rushed for 2,781 yards as a senior and 2,135 yards as a junior ... The Huskies went 12-1 and reached the state AA semifinals in 2009, and went 9-3 and advanced to the state AAA quarterfinals in 2008 ... 2009-10 Old Spice National Red Zone Player of the Year ... Holds a dozen Wahpeton High School football records ... Rushed nine times for 40 yards and caught five passes for 45 in Team North Dakota’s 41-38 win over Montana in the Badlands Bowl ... It was North Dakota’s first win since 2007 ... Won the state 100 meter dash championship in 2009 and was member of the 2009 Eastern Dakota Conference basketball championship team ... Set the EDC records in the 100 and 200 ... PERSONAL: Son of Randy and Trudi Smith ... Has two sisters, KiKi and Allie, who competed in track & field at South Dakota ... KiKi ran at NDSU in 2001-02 ... Father played football and ran track at Northern State, while mother played volleyball and ran track at Jamestown College ... College major is business administration.

Smith’s Career Bests
Rushing Attempts: 5, vs. Sam Houston State, 1-5-13
Rushing Yards: 55, Furman, 12-7-13 (3 carries)
Long Rush: 32, South Dakota State, 12-1-12
Receptions: 8, at Kansas State, 8-30-13
Receiving Yards: 111, South Dakota, 11-23-13 (4 receptions)
Long Reception: 64, South Dakota, 11-23-13
All-Purpose Yards: 172, Youngstown State, 10-6-12
Punt Returns: 7, Robert Morris, 9-1-12
Punt Return Yards: 146, Morgan State, 9-18-10 (5 returns)
Longest Punt Return: 85, Missouri State, 10-12-13 (TD)
Kickoff Returns: 3, South Dakota, 9-25-10; at UNI, 9-11-10
Kickoff Return Yards: 100, at Indiana State, 10-26-13 (1 return)
Longest Kickoff Return: 100, at Indiana State, 10-26-13 (TD)