Joe Smith

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
5-11
Weight:
205
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
West Seneca, N.Y.
High School:
St. Francis

At Princeton — 2013: added depth at the linebacker position during the Ivy League championship season.

At St. Francis — earned first-team all-state and All-Western New York honors playing on the offensive and defensive line ... voted MMAA Defensive Player of the Year ... first-team All-Metro News ... three-time all-league honoree ... recorded 27 sacks and 51.5 tackles for loss ... team won two conference titles ... three-time football captain ... All-Western New York all-academic selection ... Western New York Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... MMAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Paduan Scholar.

Personal — born April 18, 1993 ... son of Jerry and Cheryl Smith ... has an older brother Chris and an older sister Lauren ... Chris played football at Holy Cross; Lauren played softball at Edinboro ... enjoys playing the saxophone ... may study Mathematics at Princeton.