Harrison Smith (American football)

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Harrison Smith (born February 2, 1989) is an American football safety for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round, 29th overall of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football for Notre Dame.

High school career

Smith attended Knoxville Catholic High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was named Gatorade Football Player of the Year in Tennessee in 2006.

In addition to football, he also played basketball and ran track. In track, he was primarily a jumper. He won the state meet in the high jump (1.98 m) and the decathlon, scoring 6230 points. He had a career-best leap of 2.03 meters in the high jump.[1] He also had personal-best jumps of 6.54 meters in long jump and 14.15 meters in triple jump.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was listed as the No.25 Athlete in the nation.[2] Many scouts believed he could play offense or defense in college. He chose Notre Dame over offers from Tennessee, Auburn, and Alabama.

College career

After red-shirting as a freshman in 2007, he emerged as a star in 2008. He began his career at linebacker. In his first year, he started 9 games and recorded 57 tackles, which included 8.5 tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks. As a junior in 2009, he started 6 games at strong safety, then strongside linebacker for the final 6 games. He recorded 69 tackles including 6.5 tackles for loss. In 2010, as a senior, he played strong safety where he recorded 93 tackles including a team-high 7 interceptions. In 2011, he was accepted to a graduate program at Notre Dame allowing him to play another season.[3] In his final year in 2011, serving as team captain, he played in and started in all 13 games. He recorded 90 tackles including 3 tackles for loss.

Career Statistics

College

Regular season statistics Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Season Team GP GS Comb Total Ast Sck Sfty PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR FR YDS
2008 Notre Dame 13 9 57 39 18 3.5 -- 7 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Notre Dame 12 12 69 39 30 0.0 -- 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0
2010 Notre Dame 13 13 93 56 37 0.0 -- 7 7 54 7.7 23 0 0 0 0
2011 Notre Dame 13 13 90 53 37 0.0 -- 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 51 47 309 187 122 2.0 -- 28 7 54 7.7 23 0 2 0 0

NFL

Minnesota Vikings
Regular season statistics Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Season Team GP GS Comb Total Ast Sck Sfty PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR FR YDS
2012 MIN 16 16 104 74 30 1.0 -- 11 3 87 29.0 56T 2 1 0 0
2013 MIN 8 7 58 47 11 0.0 -- 3 2 4 2.0 4 0 0 0 0
2014 MIN 16 16 92 71 21 3.0 -- 9 5 150 30.0 81T 1 1 0 0
2015 MIN 13 13 66 49 15 1.5 -- 3 2 35 17.5 35T 1 1 0 0
Career 53 52 320 241 79 5.5 -- 26 12 276 -- 81T 4 3 0 0

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External links

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Harrison-Smith-45926.
  3. ↑ http://sportscrack.blogspot.com/2011/01/notre-dame-releases-official-fifth-year.html
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