2006: Missed three games and saw limited action versus Ferris State, Saginaw Valley State and Northern Michigan with an injury...Recorded 40 tackles in opening four games...Finished with 47 tackles, three tackles for loss (-4) and three pass breakups...Turned in a stellar performance versus NW Missouri State (12/16) in National Championship game with six tackles...Recorded nine tackles and 1.5 TFL (-2) at Wayne State (9/30)...Tallied a season-high 10 tackles vs. Michigan Tech (9/21)...Notched six tackles at St. Joseph's (9/16)...Recorded five tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass deflection vs. Ashland (9/9)...Tallied seven total tackles and a pass deflection at Findlay (9/2).

2005: Earned first varsity letter for the Lakers...Ranked eighth on the squad in total tackles with 50...Tallied one interception, four pass deflections and one forced fumble on the year...Notched seven total tackles, including six solo stops, in the National Championship game versus NW Missouri State (12/10)...Recorded five tackles and a pass deflection vs. Saginaw Valley State (11/26) in NCAA playoffs...Tallied a season-high nine tackles, with a tackle for loss vs. North Dakota (11/19)...Notched a pair of tackles, including a tackle for loss (-1), and deflected a pass vs. Northern Michigan (10/29)...Picked off a pass and returned it 25 yards vs. Saginaw Valley State (10/15). Tallied three tackles and recorded a pass breakup...Notched three tackles at Hillsdale (10/8)...Recorded a season-high nine tackles vs. Wayne State (10/1).

2004: Member of the Minnesota Golden Gopher football team.

2003: Redshirted.

High School: Prepped at Detroit Martin Luther King High School (Mich.)...Named All-Detroit, all-conference and all-area his junior and senior seasons...Was an all-state selection...Recorded 82 tackles with 54 solos in 2002...Intercepted eight passes in 10 games his senior year...Also had four sacks, 10 pass break-ups and two forced fumbles...Registered 57 tackles his junior season...Also participated in track...Honor roll student.

Personal: Son of William Smith and Marsha Cain.