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2016 Football Roster

5 Dimitrius Smith

  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 315
  • Class Senior
  • Position Defensive Lineman
  • Hometown Millstone, N.J.
  • Highschool Jackson Memorial/Milford Acad.

Biography

2015 (Senior):

  • Started all 11 games at defensive tackle
  • Finished fifth on the team in tackles, first among defensive linemen
  • Had 39 total tackles, 16 solo and 6.5 for a loss
  • Registered 1.5 sacks
  • Led the team with three fumble recoveries
  • Named Big South Defensive Player of the Week after five tackles, a sack and two fumble recoveries in win over Wagner (9/19)
  • Tallied a season-high seven tackles in week 1 against Holy Cross (9/04)

2014 (Junior):

  • Started all 11 games
  • Voted 2014 Team Captain
  • Finished 8th on the team in total tackles with 37, including 1 TFL and 1 fumble recovery 
  • Season high 7 tackles against Robert Morris (10/4)

2013 (Sophomore):

  • Missed entire season with an injury suffered in the preseason.


2012 (Freshman):

  • Saw action in all ten games on the defensive line
  • Recorded 18 total tackles on the year
  • Made first two career tackles in win over Rhode Island (9/8)
  • Notched three tackles against Bryant on 10/20, including first career sack.


Before Monmouth:

  • Played defensive line at Milford Academy Prep School.


High School:

  • Played defensive line, guard and fullback under Coach Mike Smith at Jackson Memorial High School
  • Second Team All-Shore selection
  • Named First Team All-Ocean County
  • Played in the North-South All-Star Game.

 

Personal:

  • Son Earl and Ida Smith
  • Father played basketball at Monmouth
  • Brother J.R. was a first round pick of the NBA's New Orleans Hornets
  • Brother Chris played on University of Louisville's basketball team
  • Major is communication.

YEAR

GP

UAT

AT

TT

TFL-YDS

SK-YDS

FF/FR

PD

INT-YDS
2012 10   8 10 18   1.5-7  1.0-7  0/0  0    0-0
2013 DNP                
2014 11 23 14 37 1.0-1 0-0 0/1 0 0-0

2015

11

16

23

39

6.5-26

1.5-14

0/3

1

0-0

2016

11

19

22

41

4.0-12

1.0-5

1/0

1

0-0

TOTAL

43

66

69

135

13.5-46

3.5-26

1/4

2

0-0

Statistics

Season:
2016

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 95

    2012Freshman

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 295 lbs
    95
  • 95

    2013Sophomore

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 295 lbs
    95
  • 95

    2014Junior

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 295 lbs
    95
  • 5

    2015Junior

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 305 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2016Senior

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 315 lbs
    5