2024 Football Roster
Darrell Smith
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Alton, Ill.
- High School:
- Alton
- Prev School:
- College of DuPage
2023: Was limited to four games due to a shoulder injury...Had 18 carries for 61 yards and averaged 3.4 yards per rush...Caught two passes for three yards...Ran the ball a season-high 11 times for 49 yards and had a season-long run of 17 yards vs. Lindenwood (9/9)...Rushed for 18 yards on six carries at Kansas State (9/2)...Also played against Southern Illinois (9/16) and Central Arkansas (10/7).
2022: Appeared in 11 games…Southeast Missouri’s fourth-leading rusher with 187 yards and one touchdown on 28 carries…Averaged 6.7 yards per rush…Scored his first career touchdown on a season-long 56-yard run in the fourth quarter at Tennessee State (11/5)…Finished with a season-high 74 yards on four carries in that game…Ran for 49 yards on a season-high nine attempts at Northwestern State (10/22)…Gained 28 yards on seven carries vs. Murray State (11/19).
College of DuPage: Played two seasons at College of Dupage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois…2021 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Player of the Year and First-Team NJCAA All-American…Appeared in 11 games for the NJCAA III National Champions…Led Division III in rushing with 914 yards on 130 carries…Ranked second in D-III in yards per carry (7 ypc)…Finished the 2021 season with more than 100 yards five times, including each of his final four games…Scored four rushing touchdowns…Scored a 76-yard touchdown in the championship game, where he finished with 170 yards on a season-high 21 carries…Named NJCAA Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 101 yards and one touchdown vs. Liberty Prep…Played in 11 games during the 2019 campaign…Gained 438 yards on 71 carries for an average of 6.2 yards per touch…Scored two touchdowns…Caught two passes for 25 yards and a touchdown…Returned two kickoffs for 14 yards…Redshirted in 2018.
Prep: Attended Alton High School, where he earned All-Metro, All-State and both First-Team All-Conference and All-Area honors as a senior…Helped his team reach the second round of the state playoffs for the first time in 25 years.
Personal: Born September 28, 1999...Majoring in General Studies...Son of Richard Smith and Antoinette Madison.
