Sutton Smith

Sutton Smith
Northern Illinois Huskies – No. 15
Position Defensive end/Outside linebacker
Class
Junior
Major Business Communications
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school St. Charles (MO)
Personal information
Born: (1996-03-22) March 22, 1996
Plano, Texas
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 237 lb (108 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Sutton Smith (born March 22, 1996) is a college football player for Northern Illinois University.

High school career

Sutton Smith played running back for Francis Howell High School in Saint Charles, Missouri.[2] As a senior in 2014, Smith led the Vikings to an 11-1 record[3] before losing to Rockhurst High School (Kansas City, MO) in the Class 6 semi-final playoff game.[4] Smith rushed for 2,046 yards and scored 27 rushing touchdowns[5] and was named a 1st Team All-State running back by the Missouri Football Coaches Association[6] and the Missouri Sports Writers Association.[7] Channel 5 (KSDK) named Smith their Large School Player of the Year[8] and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch named him their All-Metro Offensive Player of the Year.[9] In 2014 Smith was a top 20 recruit in the State of Missouri and was listed as a 3-star recruit by ESPN[10] and 247Sports.[11]

College career

In his sophomore season, Smith led the nation in sacks (14), tackles for loss (29.5), and quarterback pressures (73)[12][13] This led to him being a 2017 consensus All-American, including first team selections by the Walter Camp Foundation and the Football Writers Association of America.[14] He was also named Mid-American Conference defensive player of the year.[15] Smith became the 2nd player in NIU history since LeShon Johnson in 1993 to be named a Consensus All-American.[16] Smith broke NIU's single season tackles for loss record previously held by Scott Kellar (20). His FBS leading 14 quarterback sacks broke the single season sack record (12), previously held by Scott Kellar (1984) and Larry English (2006). Smith was a finalist for the 2017 Ted Hendricks Award as the nation's best defensive end.[17] The Maxwell Football Club named Smith a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award, the nation's Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year.[18] Smith is the most decorated defensive player in NIU football history.[19]

Personal life

Smith's parents are Chuck and Sandy Smith. Sutton has two siblings, older brother Sean and older brother Shane.

References

  1. ↑ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2017 POSTSEASON FOOTBALL AWARDS". getsomemaction.com. November 29, 2017. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ "NIU's Sutton Smith leaves 'Bama behind, puts foes on backs".
  3. ↑ "St. Louis High School Varsity Statistics". December 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ Overbey, Steve (November 14, 2014). "Howell's comeback effort falls just short to Rockhurst". STLhighschoolsports.com.
  5. ↑ Kvidahl, David (December 25, 2014). "Offensive Player of the Year: Sutton Smith". STLhighschoolsports.com.
  6. ↑ Kvidahl, David (December 8, 2014). "Missouri Coaches All-State Team: Class 6". STLhighschoolsports.com.
  7. ↑ Kvidahl, David (December 16, 2014). "Missouri Media All-State, Class 6". STLhighschoolsports.com.
  8. ↑ KSDK Staff (February 4, 2015). "Howell's Sutton Smith signs with Northern Illinois". KSDK Channel 5 St. Louis.
  9. ↑ Kvidahl, David (December 25, 2014). "Offensive Player of the Year: Sutton Smith". STLhighschoolsports.com.
  10. ↑ ESPN (February 4, 2015). "ESPN Recruiting FB 2015". ESPN.com.
  11. ↑ 247Sports Rating (November 20, 2017). "2015 Top Missouri Football Recruits". 247Sports Rating 2015.
  12. ↑ Tolentino, Josh (January 16, 2018). "NIU to Lose Defensive Coordinator". Daily Chronicle.
  13. ↑ Rozner, Barry. "Rozner: How NIU's Sutton Smith went from unknown running back to superstar defensive end".
  14. ↑ "Smith 2nd Huskie with consensus All-America honor".
  15. ↑ "MAC postseason football awards dominated by Western Division".
  16. ↑ NIU Media Relations (December 14, 2017). "Sutton Smith Earns Consensus All-America Status". NIU Athletics.
  17. ↑ Ted Hendricks Foundation. "Smith Named Finalist for Ted Hendricks Award". NIU Athletics.
  18. ↑ Rozner, Barry (December 9, 2017). "Rozner: How NIU's Sutton Smith went from unknown running back to superstar defensive end". Daily Herald.
  19. ↑ NIU Media Relations (December 13, 2017). "More All-America Honors Roll in for Sutton Smith". NIU Football.
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