· One of 15 semifinalists for the 2014 Jim Thorpe Award (nation’s top defensive back)
· The first-ever Football Bowl Subdivision major award semifinalist in UTSA history
· Two-year team captain
· A 2014 preseason All-Conference USA selection (league coaches/Athlon Sports)
· 2013 second-team All-Conference USA
· 2012 first-team All-Western Athletic Conference
· Named WAC Defensive Player of the Week and honorable mention Jim Thorpe Award Defensive Back of the Week on Sept. 3, 2012
· UTSA’s all-time leader in tackles (288), pass breakups (34), interceptions (12), forced fumbles (8) and fumble recoveries (6)
· Has had a hand in a total of 21 turnovers (12 INTs/9 fumbles) in his 45 career games and he has started 38 consecutive contests
Senior (2014)
Team captain has started all 11 games … one of 15 Jim Thorpe Award (nation’s top defensive back) semifinalists … has recorded a team-leading 81 tackles, 13 pass breakups, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries … registered a season-high 11 stops and picked off a second-half Hail Mary pass against FIU (Oct. 11) … added 10 tackles against New Mexico (Oct. 4) and at Rice (Nov. 8) … racked up nine stops and a pair of PBUs in the home opener against Arizona (Sept. 4) … had eight tackles and a pick at Louisiana Tech (Oct. 18) … matched a career high with three pass breakups, including an interception, in the season opener at Houston (Aug. 29) and again against Southern Miss (Nov. 13).
Junior (2013)
Team captain who was a second-team All-Conference USA selection … posted a team-leading 94 tackles (No. 2 UTSA history) and two interceptions to go along with seven pass breakups and 2.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage in 12 starts … picked off both his passes at Tulsa (Nov. 2), one of which he returned 82 yards for a touchdown, and he also broke up a toss in the end zone to go along with four stops in that contest … recorded a career-high 12 tackles at Arizona (Sept. 14) and matched that feat two weeks later against Houston (Sept. 28) … his third double-digit performance came in an 11-stop effort at North Texas (Nov. 23).
Sophomore (2012)
Started all 12 games and earned first-team All-WAC accolades … tied for the team lead with four interceptions, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … also ranked second with 74 tackles (45 solos/29 assists) and 11 pass breakups … forced a fumble on a kickoff return and intercepted a pass in the end zone in addition to recording a career-high 11 tackles in the season opener at South Alabama (Sept. 1) … earned WAC Defensive Player of the Week and honorable mention Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week honors following that performance … had a 38-yard pick-six against Northwestern Oklahoma State (Sept. 22) … forced another fumble to go along with four tackles and a pair of pass breakups at Georgia State (Sept. 15) … added seven stops and a forced fumble against San Jose State (Oct. 20) … posted a game-high 11 tackles and intercepted a pass against Utah State (Oct. 27) … picked off another pass at Idaho (Nov. 19) … recovered a fumble against McNeese State (Nov. 10) and again in the season finale against I-35 rival Texas State (Nov. 24).
Freshman (2011)
Appeared in all 10 games and earned starts in four of the final five contests … racked up 39 tackles (23 solos/16 assists), including one for loss, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a pair of interceptions (for 52 yards) … finished the year strong with 22 stops over the final three tilts … picked off passes against Bacone (Sept. 24) and Minot State (Nov. 19) … recovered fumbles in October road outings at #16 Sam Houston State (Oct. 1) and UC Davis (Oct. 15) … also forced fumbles in those two games.
Prior To UTSA
Earned 2010 second-team Class 4A all-state and first-team All-East Texas honors … also was tabbed the District 14-4A Defensive Most Valuable Player after leading team with 122 tackles and six interceptions as a senior … added a pair of forced fumbles, one sack and a fumble recovery while starting all 14 games … coached by Dereck Rush.
Personal
Born May 19, 1993 … son of Yu-Tandrain Smith and the late Reginald Wade … multidisciplinary studies major.
Career Statistics
Year G/GS TT (S/A) TFLs (Yds) Sacks FF/FR INT PBU BLK
2014 11/11 81 (44/37) 0.5 (1) 0.0 1/2 4 13 0
2013 12/12 94 (49/45) 2.5 (2) 0.0 0/0 2 7 0
2012 12/12 74 (45/29) 1.0 (7) 0.0 4/2 4 11 0
2011 10/4 39 (23/16) 1.0 (1) 0.0 3/2 2 3 0
Total 45/39 288 (161/127) 5.0 (11) 0.0 8/6 12 34 0
Career Highs
Tackles: 12 (2x), last vs. Houston (9/28/13)
Interceptions: 2, at Tulsa (11/2/13) ^
Pass Breakups: 3 (4x), last vs. Southern Miss (11/13/14)
^ UTSA record