Bryce Smith

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Class: Senior Hometown: Lawrenceville, Ga. High School: Central Gwinnett HS

Height / Weight: 6-1 / 245 Position: Linebacker Experience: 3L

2010 Buchanan Award Watch List
2010 Preseason SoCon Defensive Player of the Year
2010 Charles Williams Memorial Jersey Winner
2009 First Team All-SoCon
2008 Second Team All-SoCon

A veteran player who has put up some great numbers . . . is a leader in the middle of the defense and the coaches expect that to continue for his senior season.

2009: Started 10 games at middle linebacker, missing one game due to injury . . . named first-team All-SoCon . . . led the nation in solo tackles per game (7.2 pg.) . . . led the team with 102 total tackles, including 72 solo stops . . . finished third in the SoCon in total tackles per game (10.2 pg.) . . . also had 11 tackles for a loss . . . had 13 tackles, including 10 solo stops at UCF . . . tallied 12 tackles at Appalachian State . . . had 11 tackles against Chattanooga . . . tallied nine tackles, including two tackles for a loss at The Citadel . . . had 12 tackles against Georgia Southern . . . had 11 tackles at Wofford . . . tallied a season-high 14 tackles against Elon.

2008: Started all 11 games . . . named ­second-team All-Southern Conference . . . led the team with 92 tackles, including 65 solo stops . . . led the team in interceptions with five . . . had seven tackles for a loss, two forced fumble and one recovered fumble . . . had seven tackles, including five solo stops at Ole Miss . . . had a season-high 13 tackles and one interception at Elon . . . had seven tackles and an interception at Western Carolina . . . had 12 tackles, including one sack against Appalachian State . . . tied a ­season high with 13 tackles against The Citadel . . . had 11 tackles and two inter­ceptions against Furman . . . tallied 12 tackles against Wofford . . . had six tackles and an interception at Chattanooga.

2007: Saw action in eight games . . . recorded seven tackles, including four solo stops . . . had two tackles at Eastern Kentucky . . . recorded two tackles at Tennessee Tech.

High School: Posted 136 tackles, 6.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and three fumble ­recoveries as a senior at Central Gwinnett High School . . . named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's and Gwinnett Daily Post's first team . . . named Gwinnett Touchdown Club Player of the Month for October . . . was a two-time team captain, and was named team MVP as a senior.

Personal: Born Oct. 15, 1988 . . . son of Kermit Smith and Cynthia Tucker . . . ­majoring in physical education.