2009 (Senior): Played in all 11 games... 2009Northeast Conference All-Conference selection ... Two-time NECPlayer of the Week (Oct. 5, Nov. 15) ... Totaled 1198 yards on theseason, breaking 1000 yards for the second consecutiveyear...Averaged 5.2 yds/rush and 111.6 yds/gm for all-purposeyards...Tallied 7 rushing TD in his final season, including 3during a dominating career-best performance on Senior Day vs. SaintFrancis (PA) ( 23 RUSH, 239 YD, 3 TD) where he ran for touchdownsof 23, 20, and 77 yards, respectively...Broke 100 yards rushing 5different games...Finishes career with over 3,000 yards rushing injust three seasons in Black and Gold...Awarded the Bulldog Award atend of season ... Finished third in the NEC in rushing with 113.0yards per game.
2008 (Junior): Played in all 11 games ...Totaled 1254 rushing yards on 203 carries averaging 6.2 yds/rush... Tallied 6 rushing TD ... Caught 10 balls for 53 yards ...Returned 35 kicks for 587 yards averaging 16.8 yds/ret. ... Avg.172.2 all purpose yds/gm.
2007 (Sophomore): Outstanding first season atBryant after transferring from Howard University ... Part ofone-two punch out of the backfield ... Had 619 yards on 114 carries... Played in all 11 games ... scored four rushing touchdowns andhad one receiving TD ... Rushed for season-best 135 yards on eightcarries vs. Saint Anselm ... Rushed for 125 yards on 20 carries andone touchdown in win over CW Post ... Also posted 100-yard gamewith 105 yards rushing vs. Stonehill ... Long run of 83 yards vs.Saint Anselm ... Had nine receptions for 66 yards .... Long catchof 24 yards vs. Assumption ... .Returned 27 kickoffs for 620 yards... Long kick return of 48 yards vs. CW Post.
Before Bryant: Attended Howard Universityin Washington D.C.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended St. Francis Prep inQueens, NY ... 2005 graduate of Phillips Academy Andover ... Playedfootball for coach Leon Modeste at Phillips Academy ... Four-yearletterwinner in both football and track & field ... NY DailyNews All-City NYC ... All-Queens honor ... Played in CHSFL SeniorBowl ... Played in Long Island vs. NYC Boomer Esaison All-Star game... Outback Steakhouse All-Star Challenge ... Rushed for more than1,400 yards in nine games, scoring 10 touchdowns and rackingup 1,732 all-purpose yards in 2003.
PERSONAL: Jerell Tyreek Smith, born March21, 1986 in Brookly, NY ... Has two brothers, Timothy and Jaeden... Timothy was a runningback at St. Francis (PA) ... One sister,Trinity ... Majoring in history ... Spent summer workingOffense-Defense Football camps ... Career ambition inlaw.
