#4 -
Thomas Smith
Position: LB
Year: Senior
Hometown: Denver, Colo.
High School: Montbello
Height: 6-0
Weight: 230
Will miss the 2005 season after suffering a season-ending injury in the Bears' first scrimmage of fall camp ... can fly to the football with his tremendous speed ... likely pro prospect because of his size and speed.
2004: Started 11 games as an outside linebacker ... earned honorable mention all-Great West honors after notching 95 total tackles to rank third on the team ... ranked second on the squad with 11.5 tackles-for-loss ... started the season on a tear as he tallied 11 tackles in each of the first three contests ... racked up a season-best 12 tackles against UC Davis (10/2) ... recorded a career-high two sacks against Division I-A Florida Atlantic (10/16) ... had five double-digit tackles games.
2003: Played in all 14 games as a sophomore at the linebacker position ... had at least one tackle in 10 contests ... notched eight tackles in two games to set his career high ... blocked a punt and recovered it for a touchdown in the 44-3 win over Western State (Sept. 6).
2002: Saw action in all 14 contests as a redshirt freshman ... tallied at least one tackle in 12 of the Bears' games ... recorded four tackles in the 27-14 win over Minnesota State (9/28) ... credited with three stops in the 30-23 double-overtime win over Nebraska-Omaha (10/5) ... notched a season-high six tackles in the NCAA Div. II first round playoff game against Central Missouri State (11/23).
2001: Redshirted.
High School: First team all-Denver Prep League pick as a senior ... ranked among the state's (class 5A) leaders in tackles with 110 ... two-time all-city selection
... earned three letters in football, two in wrestling and two in track ... three-year honor roll student. High school coach: David Gonzales.
Personal: Born Aug. 10, 1982 in Denver ... son of Thomas Smith and Letitia Watts ... majoring in sport and exercise science.
Smith's Career Statistics
YearUTATTTT/LossSacksFRFFInt.PBU
20021422364.0/110.00001
20032421456.0/302.50000
200445509511.5/504.00011
Totals838316621.5/916.50012
