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Brady Smith

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Finksburg, MD

High School:
Loyola Blakefield

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 284

Position:
DE

2007 Season
Started the first three and final nine games of the season (12 total starts)...finished the year with 29 tackles (17 solos, 12 assists), 8.5 TFL and 2.5 sacks...registered four solo tackles in BC's win over Michigan State in the Champs Sports Bowl...recorded his biggest sack of the season, bringing down Virginia Tech quarterback Sean Glennon for a loss of ten yards, in the ACC Championship game...finished the game with four tackles (two solo)...tallied a season-high four assisted tackles and a solo tackle, tying his season high of five tackles, which also included a TFL of three yards and an assisted sack of Miami quarterback Kyle Wright in the Eagles' regular season finale...also recorded the first fumble recovery of his career, helping the team keep the Hurricanes to 281 net offensive yards...totaled three tackles, including one TFL, in the 73 team tackle outing that held Clemson to 273 total yards, helping BC take home another thrilling comeback victory and a berth to its first ACC Championship...had two TFLs resulting in four yards in game at Maryland...recorded a total of two solo tackles on the night...registered first sack of his career in solid defensive effort that kept Virginia Tech within range, ultimately staging the fourth-quarter comeback...ended the night with a season-high five total tackles (two solo)...had an assisted tackle at Notre Dame...got his first start as defensive right end against Bowling Green...ended the game with a solo, two-yard tackle-for-loss...sat out the Army and Massachusetts games due to injury...registered first tackle-for-loss of season, combining for a total of 1.5 tackles in win over Georgia Tech...recorded a solo tackle vs. NC State.

2006 Season
Played in 12 games, starting eight contests - seven at defensive end and one at defensive tackle...had 26 tackles, including 11 unassisted stops...made 3.0 tackles for loss, forced one fumble and broke up one pass...recorded one tackle in collegiate debut against Clemson...made two stops in win over BYU...had three tackles at North Carolina State...made a career-high nine tackles (five solo) including 0.5 tackle for loss and one forced fumble against Maine...had five tackles (two solo) including 0.5 tackle for loss and one pass breakup in win over Virginia Tech...made one solo tackle at Florida State...had two stops at Wake Forest...made one solo tackle including 1.0 tackle for loss against Duke...had two solo stops, including 1.0 tackle for loss

High School
Earned All-State honors from Associated Press as a junior and senior linebacker at Loyola Blakefield ... served as the team's quarterback for three seasons and added running back to his resume as a senior ... gained 2004 Baltimore Sun All-Metro first-team honors ... was a three-time All-Baltimore County and three-time All-MIAA "A" Conference selection ... led the Dons to a school-record 10 wins (10-1 record) in 2004 ... recorded 82 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacks, three interceptions and four forced fumbles in his senior season ... completed 45 passes for 530 yards and five touchdowns in 2004; ran 116 times for 682 yards and 13 touchdowns ... also made seven receptions for 103 yards ... was among the Baltimore Touchdown Club's "Super 22" honorees in 2004 ... was a four-year starter for head coach Brian Abbott ... also played on the school's lacrosse and wrestling teams; won the state private-schools heavyweight title in 2004, his first and only year of competition.

Personal
Brady J. Smith, born August 3, 1987 ... enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences ... Brady is the youngest of Fran and Jim Smith's four children; his older brother Matt played football at BC from 1997-99.