Shannon Smith

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Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-0
Weight:
282
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Marist

2017: Played in eight games, starting seven times … Had 22 tackles, including 2.5 for loss and two sacks … Also had a pass break-up … Recorded a season-high six tackles against Ohio … Earned sacks in back-to-back games against South Dakota and at Northwestern … Added five tackles against South Dakota.

2016: Played in 11 games, starting two times … Had 14 tackles, 2.0 for loss … Added a quarterback sack, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry … Had a season-best three tackles at Ohio … Picked up a sack in the win over Buffalo to close the season … Forced a fumble against Miami.

2015: Played in 13 games, making two starts at defensive tackle … totaled 28 tackles (10 ua, 18 a) … had 6.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks … had one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry … had a season-high four tackles in the home opener against Memphis (Sept. 19) … had two tackles in a road victory at Purdue (Sept. 26) … had three tackles and a sack in a MAC-opening road victory at Buffalo (Oct. 3) … had three tackles and 1.5 TFLs against Akron (Oct. 17) … had three tackles against Ohio (Nov. 4) … totaled three tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack in the regular season at Ball State (Nov. 24) … once again had three tackles in the MAC Championship Game against Northern Illinois … also had a sack and a fumble recovery in the victory … had three tackles in the GoDaddy Bowl against Georgia Southern.

2014: Played in 12 games for the Falcons … made 12 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss on the defensive line … had five multi-tackle games in a row from Oct. 11-Dec. 5 … also returned three kicks as the Falcons’ upback … had a fumble recovery, along with a sack in a win at Ohio on Oct. 11.

Personal: Majoring in liberal studies.