2021 Football Roster
Roster
Alex Smith Jr.
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Hickory Ridge
2024 (Senior): Started all 12 games at safety ... recipient of Bucknell's George L. McGaughey Memorial Award: The Outstanding Player in the Lafayette Game ... ranked fifth on the roster with 57 tackles (37 solo) ... Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (11/4) ... tied for fifth in the PL with three interceptions ... scored a touchdown, registered one sack, one forced fumble, one quarterback pressure and four pass breakups ... had his first career touchdown on a pick-six, taking his interception 38 yards for the score in a win over Marist ... had a career-high 13 tackles in win over Lafayette ... recorded a sack against Lafayette ... had two tackles for a loss against Merrimack ... registered a tackle for a loss against Lafayette and Holy Cross ... had interceptions in wins over Fordham and Colgate ... broke up two passes against Lafayette.
2023 (Junior): Started all 11 games at safety … ranked fourth on the roster with 56 tackles, including 33 solo stops … registered three pass breakups and an interception … added one forced fumble … posted season-high nine tackles against Penn … recorded six tackles and a forced fumble against Lehigh … grabbed interception against Georgetown … recorded eight stops at Lafayette.
2022 (Sophomore): Played in all 11 games … registered 29 tackles (14 solo) and 0.5 tackles for loss … tied for second on the team with three interceptions and posted seven pass breakups … supplied a season-high six tackles and a pass breakup against Fordham … intercepted passes against Central Michigan, Yale and Lehigh, returning the Lehigh pick 20 yards.
Hickory Ridge High School: Lettered in football and track & field … in football, finished fourth among Bulls in tackles … helped Hickory Ridge post an 8-4 record in 2019 … served as team captain.
Personal: Alex David Smith Jr. … born January 29, 2003 in Charlotte, North Carolina … son of Alex and Andrea Smith … has two older siblings: Anderlyn and Alexa … has won multiple speech awards ... major is economics.
