2024 Football Roster
Roster
Smith, Patrick

Jersey Number 2
Patrick Smith
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
- Previous School:
- Vanderbilt
Bio
2024: Big South-OVC first team…Played and started in all 14 games for the Skyhawks at running back…Helped team to fourth consecutive conference title and an appearance in the Division I playoffs...Registered the 14th 1,000-yard rushing performance in program history…Tallied 220 carries for 1,226 yards and 14 touchdowns…Led the Big South-OVC in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns…Averaged 5.6 yards per carry…Eclipsed 100 yards in six contests against Southeast Missouri (Sept. 7), North Alabama (Sept. 14), Kennesaw State (Sept. 28), Gardner-Webb (Oct. 5), Westen Illinois (Oct. 12) and Charleston Southern (Nov. 9)…Rushed for a season-high 148 yards against Southeast Missouri (Sept. 7)…Tallied three rushing touchdowns against Gardner-Webb (Oct. 5)…Recorded multiple rushing touchdowns against North Alabama (Sept. 14), Kennesaw State (Sept. 28), Gardner-Webb (Oct. 5) and Eastern Illinois (Oct. 26)…Caught 18 passes for 155 yards…Averaged 6.4 yards per catch…Averaged 101.1 all-purpose yards per game…Returned five kickoffs for 75 yards…Averaged 15.0 yards per kick return.
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Vanderbilt where he spent three seasons playing for head coach Clark Lea…Played in 29 games since 2021, tallying 217 carries for 838 yards and four touchdowns…Racked up 79 carries and 327 yards as a junior while rushing for two touchdowns…Tallied 38 yards and touchdown against Kentucky…Recorded a 21-yard rushing touchdowns on the opening drive against Hawai'i…Tallied a season-high 77 rushing yards at Wake Forest…Played in eight games as a sophomore in 2022…Posted a career-high 82 carries and 360 yards while starting three games as a true-freshman…Prepped at Holy Spirit High School for head coach A.J. Russo…Ranked as a three-start prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com…Named NJ.com's Offensive Player of the Year and first team all-state selection…Tabbed to 2020 USA Today's All-New Jersey first team…Rushed for 1,719 yards and 16 touchdowns as a high school senior…Crossed the 300-yard rushing plateau in pair of contests and the 200-yard rushing mark in five games…Turned in a pair of four-touchdown performances as a senior while adding seven scores against Hudson Catholic…Set the Cape-Atlantic League single-game record with 362 yards and four scores in a win over Cedar Creek…Rushed for 1,338 yards and 19 touchdowns as a prep junior…Previously attended The Peddie School and St. Augustine.
PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 6, 2002…Son of Patrick and Nichol Smith…Has two siblings, Zjon and Taleya…Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Vanderbilt where he spent three seasons playing for head coach Clark Lea…Played in 29 games since 2021, tallying 217 carries for 838 yards and four touchdowns…Racked up 79 carries and 327 yards as a junior while rushing for two touchdowns…Tallied 38 yards and touchdown against Kentucky…Recorded a 21-yard rushing touchdowns on the opening drive against Hawai'i…Tallied a season-high 77 rushing yards at Wake Forest…Played in eight games as a sophomore in 2022…Posted a career-high 82 carries and 360 yards while starting three games as a true-freshman…Prepped at Holy Spirit High School for head coach A.J. Russo…Ranked as a three-start prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com…Named NJ.com's Offensive Player of the Year and first team all-state selection…Tabbed to 2020 USA Today's All-New Jersey first team…Rushed for 1,719 yards and 16 touchdowns as a high school senior…Crossed the 300-yard rushing plateau in pair of contests and the 200-yard rushing mark in five games…Turned in a pair of four-touchdown performances as a senior while adding seven scores against Hudson Catholic…Set the Cape-Atlantic League single-game record with 362 yards and four scores in a win over Cedar Creek…Rushed for 1,338 yards and 19 touchdowns as a prep junior…Previously attended The Peddie School and St. Augustine.
PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 6, 2002…Son of Patrick and Nichol Smith…Has two siblings, Zjon and Taleya…Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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