Ito Smith

Ito Smith
Southern Miss Golden Eagles No. 25
Position Running back
Class Junior
Career history
College
Personal information
Date of birth c. 1995
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Ito Smith (born c. 1995) is an American football running back. A native of Semmes, Alabama, he is currently a junior starter for the 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team.

As a sophomore in 2015, he rushed for 1,128 yards and 10 touchdowns and caught 49 passes for 515 yards.[1] His average of 134 yards of total offense per game in 2015 ranked 18th among Division I FBS players.[2]

In July 2016, Smith was named to the watch list for the Maxwell Award.[3] Through the first three games of the 2016 season, he had rushed for 432 yards, fourth best among Division I FBS players.[4] In September 2016, he set a Southern Miss school record with an 86-yard touchdown run against Savannah State.[5]

References

  1. "Ito Smith Statistics". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. Jason Munz (July 19, 2016). "Most important Golden Eagles: No. 2 Ito Smith". The Clarion-Ledger.
  3. "Nick Mullens, Ito Smith Named to Maxwell Award Watch List". Southern Miss Football. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  4. "FBS (I-A) Player Rushing Statistics - 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  5. "Ito Smith eclipses Reggie Collier in Southern Miss record book". Sun Herald. September 10, 2016.
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