2007 Football Roster
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Roster
Taj Smith
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Newark, NJ
- High School:
- Bakersfield Community College/Weequahic HS
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Two letters … Enrolled in January 2006 … Member of 2007 Spring Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Senior Year (2007): One of nine players to start every game in 2007 … Had four games with more than 100 yards receiving … Against Washington, caught five passes for 33 yards … At Iowa, led the team with 51 yards receiving on three catches … Against Illinois, had one reception for four yards … At Louisville, caught four passes for a career high 173 yards and had TD catches covering 79 and 60 yards … At Miami (OH), totaled 81 yards on six catches … Against West Virginia, had two receptions for 24 yards … Against Rutgers, had three receptions for 19 yards and one carry for six yards … Against Buffalo, caught three passes for 113 yards, including receptions of 60 and 40 yards … At Pittsburgh, had six catches for 109 yards and one touchdown … Against South Florida, had three catches for 64 yards … At Connecticut, had three receptions for 25 yards … Against Cincinnati, caught five passes for 126 yards and broke open a 78-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage in the third quarter.
Junior Year (2006): Played in four games before injuring his collarbone in the third quarter against Miami (OH) … At Wake Forest, had two carries for 24 yards on reverses … Against Iowa, caught a career-best five passes for 61 yards and one touchdown … At Illinois, earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll recognition for his performance that included five catches for 106 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown reception, and a 42-yard touchdown run after picking up a fumble … Against Miami (OH) caught two passes for 60 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown reception before suffering a season-ending collarbone injury while running a reverse.
Bakersfield: Set the single-season school record with 53 catches in 2005 … First player in Bakersfield history to catch more than 50 passes in a season … Compiled 960 yards and 10 touchdowns last season, which both rank third on the single-season ledger … Had 95 catches in his two years with the Renegades, which is tied for the highest total in school history … His 1,670 career receiving yards and 16 career touchdowns both rank second all-time … First-team all-conference and an honorable mention All-American.
High School: Played both wide receiver and cornerback … Had two fumble recoveries for touchdowns with 91 tackles and five sacks as a senior … Also caught 25 passes for three touchdowns … First-team all-conference and second-team all-county selection … Also played basketball and led his team to a pair of state championships … Recruited by assistant coach Chris White.
Personal: Tajiddin M. Smith … Born September 30, 1983 in Newark, N. J. … Son of Bernadine Smith and Victor Wilson … Has four brothers and three sisters … Majoring in child and family studies.
