Colby Smith

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-10
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Brooklet, Ga.
High School:
Southeast Bulloch HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Southeast Bulloch High School for coach Jared Zito … Earned first team all-region laurels as a team captain for the second-straight year as a senior … Amassed 1,170 all-purpose yards and 15 touchdowns, including 974 rushing yards (110 carries) and 13 scores … Caught six passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing an 86-yard touchdown pass on his only pass attempt of the season … Logged all-state and co-region offensive player of the year honors following a junior campaign that saw him run for 1,686 yards and 19 touchdowns on 233 carries … Also caught 11 passes for 316 yards and three additional scores … Was also a standout on the baseball field for the Yellow Jackets.

PERSONAL: The son of Christy and Cameron Smith … Has a younger sister, Courtney … A member of the Beta Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Southeast Bulloch High School … An entrepreneurship major at Mercer.