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2006 Football Roster


Kelvin Smith
Kelvin Smith
#8 Kelvin Smith

Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-2
Weight: 233
Class: Senior
Hometown: Spring Valley, NY
High School: North Rockland

At SU: Recorded 21.5 tackles for loss in his career which ranks 11th on the Syracuse career list … His 320 career tackles ranks 12th all-time among SU linebackers … Started 46 consecutive games with the Orange, including two seasons at outside linebacker and two at middle linebacker … Four letters … Made the travel squad for every game, but redshirted in 2002.

Senior Year (2006): Named captain of the East Squad at the 2007 East-West Shrine All-Star Game and recorded five tackles in the game … The 68th Syracuse student-athlete to compete in the East-West Shrine Game … Tied for 13th nationally in tackles per game (9.58) and tied for 39th in solo tackles per game (4.83) … Second in the BIG EAST in tackles (115) … Posted career-highs in solo tackles (58), assisted tackles (55) and total tackles (115) … One of 13 players to start all 12 games … At Rutgers, closed out SU career with nine tackles … Against Connecticut, led SU with nine tackles … At USF, recorded fifth double-digit tackle game of the season with 11 stops and forced a fumble … At Cincinnati, posted 10 tackles and forced a fumble … Against Louisville, had five tackles, recovered a fumble and had an interception … At West Virginia, registered nine tackles … Against Pittsburgh, had six tackles … Against Wyoming, led the team with 13 tackles, including his third sack of the season … Against Miami (OH), recorded seven tackles and blocked a field goal … Led the Orange in tackles in each of the first three games, registering seven tackles at Illinois, 13 against Iowa and a career-high 16 at Wake Forest … Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll after season-opener at Wake Forest.

Junior Year (2005): Was one of 16 players to start all 11 games … Led the team with 84 tackles … Against West Virginia, had eight tackles, including six solo … Against Buffalo, recorded seven tackles, including four solo and two for a loss … Against Virginia, had eight tackles, including five solo and one for a loss … At Florida State, had six tackles, including one solo … At Connecticut, posted 10 tackles, including six solo and one behind the line of scrimmage … Against Rutgers, had 10 tackles, including six solo, one for a loss, and one sack … At Pittsburgh, posted five tackles, including two solo … Against Cincinnati, he had eight tackles, including six solo, one for a loss, and one sack … Against South Florida, had seven tackles, including five solo … At Notre Dame, had a career-best 12 tackles, including six solo, two behind the line of scrimmage, and forced a fumble and broke up a pass … At Louisville, intercepted a pass, and recorded three tackles, including two solo, and a pass break up.

Sophomore Year (2004): One of 13 players to start all 12 games … Had two interceptions, including one for a touchdown at Buffalo … In on 127 special teams plays on the punt coverage and kickoff return teams … At Purdue, had three solo stops … At Buffalo, had an interception and returned it 22 yards for his first collegiate touchdown and had two tackles … Against Cincinnati, picked off his second pass of the season and tallied seven tackles, including five solo and one for a loss of two yards … At Virginia, tallied his season-best eight tackles … Against Rutgers, recorded five solo tackles, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry … Against Florida State, had seven tackles, including four solo and one for a loss … At West Virginia, tied his season-high with eight tackles, including four solo … Against Connecticut, had two solo stops … Against Pittsburgh, had three solo tackles, including one for a loss … At Temple, posted seven tackles, including two solo … At Boston College, recorded one tackle assist, before leaving the game with a left hand injury.

Freshman Year (2003): Started 11 of the 12 games he played … Replaced Jameel Dumas in the starting line-up after Dumas sustained a season-ending injury at North Carolina … One of 39 players to participate in every game … Sporting News BIG EAST All-Freshman Team and Freshman All-America Third Team … Dopke.com All-American Redshirt Freshman Team … Played on punt protection, and PAT/FG defense special teams units … At North Carolina, had two solo tackles, including stopping Jacques Lewis on UNC’s two-point conversion attempt in the third overtime to win the game … Posted seven tackles, including five solo stops and one for a loss of two yards, against Louisville … Against Central Florida, recorded six tackles, including five solo stops, and returned an interception six yards … Made five tackles, including four unassisted, against Toledo … At Virginia Tech, posted five solo tackles and three assists … Against Boston College, had three solo tackles, including one for a loss of one yard … Had six tackles, including four solo stops and one for a loss of two yards, at Pittsburgh … Made 10 tackles, including seven solo and his first career sack, and broke up one pass against Temple … At Miami, recorded seven tackles, including four solo and one for a loss of six yards … Made three solo tackles versus West Virginia … Had six solo tackles and two assists at Rutgers … Had three tackles versus Notre Dame.

High School: New York Sportwriters’ Association Section 1 Player of the Year … PrepStar All-American honors … Rated the No. 12 prospect from New York by SuperPrep … New York Sportwriters’ Association First-Team Class AA All-State Defense … Senior year team was 11-2 and a state championship semifinalist … Registered 150 tackles, six interceptions, three fumble recoveries, 700 rushing yards and seven touchdowns in his final 11 games … Played defensive end, middle linebacker and occasionally played fullback in three-year career at North Rockland … Recruited by former assistant coach Jerry Azzinaro.

Personal: Kelvin V. Smith … Born March 20, 1984 in Suffern N.Y. … Nephew of former SU standout and current Tennessee Titans’ linebacker Keith Bulluck … Son of Kelvin Smith Sr. and Felicia Avery … One brother … Majoring in selected studies in the School of Human Services and Health Professions.

Smith's Career Statistics

Year Tackles Assists Tot. TFL Sakcs Int. FF Fumble Rec.
2003 50 18 68 6.0-16 1.0-4 1-6 0 0-0 yds.
2004 37 21 53 4.0-8 0.0-0 2-26 0 0-0 yds.
2005 51 38 89 7.0-21 2.0-13 1.0 0 0-0 yds.
2006 58 57 115 4.5-14 3.0-9 1-9 2 2-1 yd.
Totals 191 129 320 21.5-59 6.0-26 5-41 2 2-1 yd.

Smith's Career Bests

Tackles Solo 13 vs. Wake Forest, 2006
Assists 7 vs. Wyoming, West Virginia, 2006
Total 16 vs. Wake Forest, 2006
Interceptions 1 vs. UCF, 2003; Buffalo, Cincinnati, 2004; Louisville, 2006
Return Yards 22 vs. Buffalo, 2004
Fumble Recoveries 1 vs. Wake Forest, Louisville, 2006
Fumbles Forced 1 vs. Notre Dame, 2005; Cincinnati, South Florida, 2006
Pass Breakups 1 vs. Temple, 2003; Buffalo, Rutgers, 2004; Louisville, 2005; Wake Forest, Wyoming, 2006
Blocked FGs 1 vs. Miami (OH), 2006
Sacks 1 vs. Temple, 2003; Rutgers, Cincinnati, 2004; Wake Forest, Wyoming, 2006
TFL-Yds. 2.0-5 vs. Temple, 2003

 



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