#65 Chris Smith Football Roster

GRADUATE SEASON (2022)

• Played in 13 games making five starts in his lone season at Notre Dame. Played on the interior defensive line, recording 17 total stops with 10 solo. Added a half tackle for a one-yard loss in the run game. Was a key contributor on the defensive goal line unit. Also forced a fumble.
• OHIO STATE (9/3): Made his Irish debut in the season-opener, finishing with three tackles.
• CALIFORNIA (9/17): Added an unassisted tackle
• NORTH CAROLINA (9/24): Finished with a solo tackle
• BYU (10/8): Earned his first start at Notre Dame. Finished with two tackles, one solo and an assist
• STANFORD (10/15): Started his second game of the season, finishing with a season-high four tackles. Went for three solo and added an assist. Finished with a half tackle for a loss of one yard. Forced his first fumble of the season.
• UNLV (10/22): Finished with a solo tackle in the win over the Rebels
• SYRACUSE (10/29): Recorded a pair of tackles, one solo in the win over the Orange.
• BOSTON COLLEGE (11/19): Added two solo tackles in a snowy rivalry game victory
• South Carolina – TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (12/30): Finished with an assisted tackle in the Irish’s 20th bowl game victory in program history.

At Harvard:

2021: First Team All-Ivy League honors… Phil Steele All-Ivy League Second Team… Phil Steele Preseason All-Ivy League Third Team…Played in all 10 games…Recorded a sack for a loss of five yards in win at Georgetown … Tallied four tackles, one for a loss, along with 0.5 sacks and two forced fumbles in a win over Brown… Recorded two tackles and a quarterback hurry in the win over Holy Cross … Posted seven total tackles in a win over Cornell…Three tackles including 1.0 sacks for 5 yards and quarterback hurry…Had five tackles at Princeton…Totaled six tackles against Dartmouth…Totaled three tackles against Columbia…Two tackles and a sack against Penn…Had six tackles and a tackle-for-loss in The Game at Yale…On the season, had 40 tackles, 5.0 tackles-for-loss and 3.5 sacks, including three quarterback hurries and a team-high two forced fumbles.

2020: Did not compete due to season cancelation by the Ivy League.

2019: Played in all ten games… Totaled 21 tackles on the season… Had four tackles at San Diego and vs. Brown… Added a half-sack in the win over Brown for a three-yard loss and one tackle-for-loss of four yards… Had one tackle vs. Howard… Recorded a pair of tackles against Cornell including one coming for a four-yard loss… Picked up a tackle against Holy Cross… Recorded first career fumble recovery against Columbia while adding five tackles… Had one tackle against Penn… Had three tackles against Yale.

2018: Saw action in nine games … Had one tackle against San Diego … Recorded two stops at Brown … Collected a tackle against Rhode Island … Had 0.5 sacks against Holy Cross … Had a stop against Princeton … Recorded a tackle against Columbia … Had two stops at Penn … Made two tackles against Yale.

Personal
Four-year letterwinner and starter at Cranbrook Kingswood … Senior captain … Two-time defensive player of the year … Named football MVP as a senior … Four-time All-Catholic Football, two-time all-state football team selection … Three-year letterwinner and starter, senior captain for basketball …Dean’s List member for four years … Member of the African American Awareness club …Performed community service at Focus Hope and Spirit of Detroit … Cousin, Jon, played football at Kent State.