2013 Football
Roster
Hudson Smith
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Aiken, SC
Preseason second-team All-America selection as a longsnapper by The Sports Network and Phil Steele’s CollegeFootball Preview Magazine … A preseason All-Big SouthConference selection at the position as well … Versatilefifth-year senior who also contributes heavily at tight end… Has started games at tight end, defensive end and runningback during his career with the Runnin’ Bulldogs, performingadmirably in each of those roles … President ofGardner-Webb’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)… Strong student who is currently enrolled inGardner-Webb’s Goldbold School of Business in pursuit of hisMBA … Graduated last year with an undergraduate degree inBusiness Administration … Big, physical player who excelsnot only as a snapper on special teams, but as a good open-fieldtackler on punt coverage.
2012 at Gardner-Webb: Earned second-teamAll-Big South Conference honors as a long snapper … Was akey reason for Bo Lindsey’s ascension to the top of the BigSouth stats rankings in punting average in 2012 …Gardner-Webb ranked in the top-20 nationally for most of the seasonin punting average … Made three special teams tackles on theseason in 11 games … Made six starts at tight end, butplayed starter-level snaps each week at the position …Caught three passes for 37 yards and a score at tight end …Had a 17-yard touchdown catch vs. VMI (10/27), the first of hiscareer … Had a touchdown catch reversed by a penalty againstSamford (9/15) … Had an 18-yard reception in the first halfvs. Coastal Carolina (11/3).
2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 10 games …Saw action as the squad’s long snapper and at defensive end… Collected five total tackles (two solo) and a quarterbackhurry … Made two stops vs. Charleston Southern (10/29)… Long snapping helped punter Graham Purvis earn NationalSpecial Teams Player of the Week honors vs. Charleston Southern(10/22).
2010 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 10 games …Made three starts, one at running back and two at defensive end… Finished with 23 total tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and ahalf sack on defense … Carried 11 times for 35 yards atrunning back … Played both positions in a game twice, vs.Coastal Carolina (10/30) and at No. 16 Liberty (11/6) …Started at running back at Liberty, and carried seven times for 32yards … Finished with four total tackles at defensive end inthat game … Had three rushing yards vs. Coastal Carolina andadded two tackles and a TFL defensively … Also recovered afumble … Had a season-high six hits (three solo), a halfsack and a tackle for loss vs. Brevard (9/4) … Had fourtackles, a tackle for loss and a hurry vs. VMI (11/20) …Excelled as the team’s long snapper.
2009 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.
High School: Played at Aiken (S.C.) High underCoach Carey Johnson … Two-time All-Region selection …A Class 4A All-State selection by the S.C. High School SportsReport … A first-team All-Area selection by the AikenStandard and the Augusta Chronicle as a tight end … Ratedthe state’s No. 121 senior prospect by the S.C. High SchoolSports Report … Considered the state’s No. 2 ratedfullback prospect … Played in the SCADA North/South All-StarGame … A second-team All-Area choice by the AugustaChronicle as a junior … Chose GWU over Presbyterian and TheCitadel ... Also considered Furman and Wofford.
