Eastern Michigan Athletics
2005 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Blake Smith
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Mackenzie
PERSONAL: Full name: Blake E. Smith...Son of Eric Smith and Lesley Jones...Born 5-29-86...Undecided major...EMU: 2005: Played in all 11 games and started four times, the final four games of the season...Named the Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week for the Louisiana Lafayette (Sept. 10) game after recovering two fumbles...Recorded a career-best 11 tackles against Miami (Oct. 22)...Came up with an interception in the season finale at Buffalo (Nov. 19)...Earned six game performance awards from the coaching staff, including Defensive Eagle of the Week honors for the Ball State (Nov. 12) game, Championship Special Teams awards for the Louisiana Lafayette, Michigan (Sept. 17), Kent State (Oct. 1) and Northern Illinois (Nov. 19) games, and Special Teams Player of the Week awards for the Louisiana Lafayette and Northern Illinois (Oct. 15) contests...2004: One of six true freshmen to see action...Played in nine games as a backup defensive back and special teams player...Recorded seven tackles on the year...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Detroit MacKenzie H.S. where he played football for his father, Head Coach Eric Smith...Passed for 800 yards and ran for 750 yards in an option offense...Had 12 touchdown passes in the first six games...Recorded five interceptions as a defensive back to go along with 67 tackles, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery...Won the Detroit Public School League’s high-jump title at 6-feet-6 in the 2003 city championships...Honors: Detroit Free Press: First-team All-State Division 2...First-team All-Detroit...The Detroit News: No. 34 on Blue Chip list...First-team All-Detroit...Honorable mention All-Metro...Associated Press: Honorable mention Class A All-State.
