Holy Cross Athletics

First season on the team, after playing three seasons on the Holy Cross football team as a defensive back ... played in eight career games for the football team, making two tackles.

Before Holy Cross: A member of the lacrosse, football and wrestling teams at the Salisbury (Conn.) School ... three-year starter in football, earning first team All-New England Prep School honors ... helped lead football team to a perfect 9-0 record in 2006, and the New England Class A Prep School League title ... named first team All-Erickson League in football ... led the football team in interceptions during his senior year ... totaled 82 tackles and five interceptions during his high school football career.

Personal: Son of Brendan and Colleen Smith ... father played football at the University of Miami ... brother, Sean, played football at Bentley College ... brother, Brendan, played football at Northwestern University ... majoring in English.