2021 Football Roster
Smith, Deion
vs
Houston
Sep 12 (Fri)
5:30 PM
Jersey Number 20
Deion Smith
- Position:
- Tailback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Second Baptist
- Major:
- Strategic Communication Design
Bio
AT COLORADO: CAREER
2020 (Soph.)—Did not see game action … He suffered a knee injury in summer workouts missed the entire season.
2019 (Fr.-RS)—He played in all 12 games, eight on offense and all 12 on special teams … He ran the ball 23 times for 68 yards and caught four passes for 28 yards … A majority of his carries came against Oregon when he rushed seven times for 41 yards … He had three carries for nine yards and two receptions for 22 yards in the season finale against Utah … In two scrimmages and the spring game, he had 26 rushes for 103 yards and three touchdowns and two receptions for five yards … He led the way in the first scrimmage with two rushing touchdowns.
2018 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see game action … Dressed for three games, New Hampshire, Arizona State and Washington State.
HIGH SCHOOL—Rivals.com rated him as the No. 24 all-purpose back in the country … Had a 3-star rating from 247Sports.com and ESPN with ESPN ranking him 52nd at his position in the country … Ranked No. 46 on the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 High School Football recruits list for the class of 2018 … Was a finalist for the Houston Chronicle Private High School Offensive Player of the Year award … First-team Southwest Houston Area TAPPS selection as a junior and received his team’s Playmaker Award that year … Under coach Terry Pirtle, the Eagles went 7-4 his senior year, 10-2 as a junior while reaching the TAPPS D2 Quarterfinals and 6-5 as a sophomore … In just five games as a senior (he suffered a knee injury midway through the season), he racked up 783 yards rushing on 81 carries, as he averaged 9.7 yards per carry, 156.6 yards per game and scored six TDs … As a junior, he rushed 122 times for 1,223 yards and gained 100 or more yards in 5-of-11 games … Averaged 10.0 yards per carry as a junior and scored 19 TDs on the ground … Caught 22 passes for 494 yards with an additional five TDs … Posted 1,717 yards of offense … Played some defensive back in a reserve role and recorded six tackles and intercepted one pass, which he returned 30 yards for a TD in a 70-24 victory over Lutheran South Academy … Top games as a senior: rushed for 362 yards on 19 carries with four TDs in a 54-35 loss to St. John’s; had 137 yards rushing on 234 carries with a TD in a 24-22 loss to Concordia Lutheran; rushed 22 times for 121 yards in a 21-10 loss to Regents … Top games as a junior: he put up 221 all-purpose yards (67 rushing on 12 carries and 154 receiving on four catches) with three TDs (two receiving, one rushing) in a 48-35 win over Concordia Lutheran; 202 yards rushing with three TDs on just eight carries against Lutheran South Academy; 200 yards rushing on 11 carries with four TDs in a 47-14 win over Fort Bend Christian Academy where he received the Channel 2 Player of the Week Award for that performance; 190 yards rushing on nine carries with three TDs in a 58-0 victory over John Paul II … In track, he was first in his district in the 100-meter dash and second in the state with a top time of 10.64 … Was also first in the district and second in the state in the 200-meter dash … Also was on his teams 4x100 relay team and competed in the high jump … Top 100-meter time was 10.85 and 200-meter time was 22.06 … Also was an outfielder the first half of his junior year before focusing solely on track.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Journalism at Colorado and pursing minors in Ethnic Studies and Leadership Studies … He was named to the National Football Foundation honorable mention team in 2021.
PERSONAL—He was born December 28, 1999 in Houston, Texas … Hobbies include fishing and photography … His mother, Pamela Roberson, played basketball at New Mexico State and was an honorable mention High Country Athletic Conference selection in 1984 … His older sister, Deamber Smith, was on the volleyball team at the University of Indianapolis … An uncle, Paul Roberson, led Tulsa in rushing in 1979 with 546 yards and four touchdowns.
- He has played 34 career games with five starts.
- Played in 10 games, starting the first game of his career against Minnesota.
- Named a member of the Victory Club for his play in the win against California.
- Had 83 rushes for 393 yards and two rushing touchdowns, as well as 11 catches for 84 yards.
- Named a member of the Victory Club for his play in the game against Arizona State.
- Had a career high 24 carries and 111 yards against Arizona State as well as a touchdown.
- Led team in rushing against Minnesota with 10 rushes for 70 yards.
- Touchdown carry against Air Force was the longest run of his career at 25 yards.
- Led the team in rushing against Air Force with 11 carries for 59 yards and a touchdown.
2020 (Soph.)—Did not see game action … He suffered a knee injury in summer workouts missed the entire season.
2019 (Fr.-RS)—He played in all 12 games, eight on offense and all 12 on special teams … He ran the ball 23 times for 68 yards and caught four passes for 28 yards … A majority of his carries came against Oregon when he rushed seven times for 41 yards … He had three carries for nine yards and two receptions for 22 yards in the season finale against Utah … In two scrimmages and the spring game, he had 26 rushes for 103 yards and three touchdowns and two receptions for five yards … He led the way in the first scrimmage with two rushing touchdowns.
2018 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see game action … Dressed for three games, New Hampshire, Arizona State and Washington State.
HIGH SCHOOL—Rivals.com rated him as the No. 24 all-purpose back in the country … Had a 3-star rating from 247Sports.com and ESPN with ESPN ranking him 52nd at his position in the country … Ranked No. 46 on the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 High School Football recruits list for the class of 2018 … Was a finalist for the Houston Chronicle Private High School Offensive Player of the Year award … First-team Southwest Houston Area TAPPS selection as a junior and received his team’s Playmaker Award that year … Under coach Terry Pirtle, the Eagles went 7-4 his senior year, 10-2 as a junior while reaching the TAPPS D2 Quarterfinals and 6-5 as a sophomore … In just five games as a senior (he suffered a knee injury midway through the season), he racked up 783 yards rushing on 81 carries, as he averaged 9.7 yards per carry, 156.6 yards per game and scored six TDs … As a junior, he rushed 122 times for 1,223 yards and gained 100 or more yards in 5-of-11 games … Averaged 10.0 yards per carry as a junior and scored 19 TDs on the ground … Caught 22 passes for 494 yards with an additional five TDs … Posted 1,717 yards of offense … Played some defensive back in a reserve role and recorded six tackles and intercepted one pass, which he returned 30 yards for a TD in a 70-24 victory over Lutheran South Academy … Top games as a senior: rushed for 362 yards on 19 carries with four TDs in a 54-35 loss to St. John’s; had 137 yards rushing on 234 carries with a TD in a 24-22 loss to Concordia Lutheran; rushed 22 times for 121 yards in a 21-10 loss to Regents … Top games as a junior: he put up 221 all-purpose yards (67 rushing on 12 carries and 154 receiving on four catches) with three TDs (two receiving, one rushing) in a 48-35 win over Concordia Lutheran; 202 yards rushing with three TDs on just eight carries against Lutheran South Academy; 200 yards rushing on 11 carries with four TDs in a 47-14 win over Fort Bend Christian Academy where he received the Channel 2 Player of the Week Award for that performance; 190 yards rushing on nine carries with three TDs in a 58-0 victory over John Paul II … In track, he was first in his district in the 100-meter dash and second in the state with a top time of 10.64 … Was also first in the district and second in the state in the 200-meter dash … Also was on his teams 4x100 relay team and competed in the high jump … Top 100-meter time was 10.85 and 200-meter time was 22.06 … Also was an outfielder the first half of his junior year before focusing solely on track.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Journalism at Colorado and pursing minors in Ethnic Studies and Leadership Studies … He was named to the National Football Foundation honorable mention team in 2021.
PERSONAL—He was born December 28, 1999 in Houston, Texas … Hobbies include fishing and photography … His mother, Pamela Roberson, played basketball at New Mexico State and was an honorable mention High Country Athletic Conference selection in 1984 … His older sister, Deamber Smith, was on the volleyball team at the University of Indianapolis … An uncle, Paul Roberson, led Tulsa in rushing in 1979 with 546 yards and four touchdowns.
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