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Jerell Smith
Jerell Smith
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Brooklyn, NY
  • High School:
    St. Francis Prep
  • Position:
    RB
  • Number:
    5

Bio

2007:Outstanding first season at Bryant after transferring from Howard University ... Part of one-two punch out of the backfield ... Had 619 yards on 114 carries ... Played in all 11 games ... scored four rushing touchdowns and had one receiving TD ... Rushed for season-best 135 yards on eight carries vs. Saint Anselm ... Rushed for 125 yards on 20 carries and one touchdown in win over CW Post ... Also posted 100-yard game with 105 yards rushing vs. Stonehill ... Long run of 83 yards vs. Saint Anselm ... Had nine receptions for 66 yards .... Long catch of 24 yards vs. Assumption ... .Returned 27 kickoffs for 620 yards ... Long kick return of 48 yards vs. CW Post

BEFORE BRYANT:  Attended Howard University in Washington D.C.

HIGH SCHOOL:  Attended St. Francis Prep in Queens, NY ... 2005 graduate of Phillips Academy Andover ... Played football for coach Leon Modeste at Phillips Academy ... Four-year letterwinner in both football and track & field ... NY Daily News All-City NYC ... All-Queens honor ... Played in CHSFL Senior Bowl ... Played in Long Island vs. NYC Boomer Esaison All-Star game ... Outback Steakhouse All-Star Challenge ... Rushed for more than 1,400 yards in nine games, scoring 10 touchdowns  and racking up 1,732 all-purpose yards in 2003.

PERSONAL:  Jerell Tyreek Smith, born March 21, 1986 in Brookly, NY ... Has two brothers, Timothy and Jaeden ... Timothy was a runningback at St. Francis (PA) ... One sister, Trinity ... Majoring in history ... Spent summer working Offense-Defense Football camps ... Career ambition in law ... Recruited by Albany, Lehigh, Brown, Princeton, Houston, Howard and Georgetown ... Lists father Timothy, a lieutenant with the NY Fire Department, for having biggest influence in support and coaching throughout his career and NFL tailback Warrick Dunn.