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On Smith: Senior safety who had an outstanding year in his first year as a safety
was one of the first players in on defense for the Terps in 2003, seeing time in nickel and dime situations
spent his first two years at Maryland as a cornerback
has good size and strength
a sure tackler
excels in blitz situations
an Iron Terp with a 495-pound squat, 335-pound bench and a 39½-inch vertical jump.
2002 (Junior): Played in all 14 games
made a career-high 31 tackles with a pair of sacks, a pass breakup and six QB hurries
(vs. NCSU) ... had three tackles (one solo) ... recorded a sack for a loss of one yard in the second quarter and had two QB hurries ... (at UNC) ... had two solo tackles ... registered first career sack for a loss of four yards and added two quarterback hurries ... (at Duke) ... had four solo tackles.
2001 (Sophomore): Saw action in three games
played mostly on special teams
did not record any tackles.
2000 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in eight games, making his first career start in the season finale (Georgia Tech)
totaled 19 tackles, five pass breakups, one interception and one fumble recovery
lone interception came in the Florida State game
career-high seven tackles in the Virginia game
also had four tackles in the overtime victory over NC State
did not play in the seasons first two games.
1999 (Freshman): Redshirt season.
High School: Graduated from Meade High School in Fort Meade, Md. ... a talented all-around prospect who played two seasons at Meade after relocating with his family from Texas ... alternated between quarterback and running back on offense, and was regarded as a hard-hitting safety on defense ... also punted, averaging 35 yards per punt ... had four interceptions and 106 tackles as a senior while earning first team all-county accolades and SuperPrep all-region mention at safety ... was second team all-county as a junior ... rushed for 1,189 yards on 136 carries in 1998 ... had 14 touchdowns and 8.7 yards per carry ... team was 5-5 in 1998, 7-3 in 1997 ... high school coach was Mark Frye.
Personal: Andrew Smith, Jr. was born August 14, 1981 ... son of Clarice and Andrew Smith ... majoring in communications... father is a retired military officer
named a Maryland scholar-athlete in 2000.
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