Alex Smith

Houston

Sep 12 (Fri)

5:30 PM

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-9
Weight:
185
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Centennial, Colo.
High School:
Arapahoe

AT COLORADO: 2019 (Fr.-RS)—Did not see game action … He dressed for five games … He was named the team's Special Teams Scout of the Year … He earned Offensive Scout of the Game twice leading into the Air Force and Stanford games and was the Special Teams Scout of the Week ahead of the Nebraska and Washington games … He joined the team as a walk-on for the spring semester and participated in spring football but did not have any offensive stats in the two scrimmages or spring game.

HIGH SCHOOL—A four-year starter at Arapahoe as a true utility player, he earned All-Conference honors three years and All-State honors once … Was a team captain as a senior … Had 496 total yards, including 100 rushing with three touchdowns, 385 kick return yards and one receiving yard … Added 29 tackles on defense and averaged 39.0 yards per punt on special teams … As a junior named Team MVP and All-Colorado totaling 78 tackles, including six for a loss and 2.5 sacks, adding two forced fumbles and three pass deflections … Also averaged 6.4 yards per rush with 407 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on offense … As a sophomore he had 60 tackles, including three for a loss with one sack, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick … As a freshman totaled 17 tackles and had three interceptions and one defensive touchdown … Top game was a special performance against Overland his junior season when he had 15 carries for 139 yards and three touchdowns rushing and added 11 tackles, two for a loss with one sack, three quarterback hurries and one force fumble … Also participated in Wrestling and Track & Field at Arapahoe … Was captain of the Track & Field team, where he took part in sprinting and decathlon events and helped the Warriors to the league championship in 2016 … He was named the Male Athlete of the Year for Arapahoe in 2018.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in both Finance and Real Estate from Leeds School of Business at Colorado … Is also interested in Communication and Leadership as possible areas of study … He was a two-time first-team All-Colorado Academic Letterman and Treasurer of the National Honors Society.

PERSONAL—He was born in Littleton, Colo., on Oct. 31, 1999 … Parents are Jim and Pam Smith … Has three siblings, Kylie Smith, Dakota Moran and Bree Shiver … Interests include fishing and martial arts … Enjoys lifting, cooking and hanging out with his dogs in his spare time … Has been a goal of his to play for CU since he was a little kid.