David Smith '21 Recruiting Profile

Being diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the young age of 3 gave me a great advantage. I was able to learn how to cope in school and the outside world.  It wasn’t until I was a freshman in high school that I even considered sports also I was born as my mom calls them flint stone feet and also grew 10 inches in one year which made it hard for me to run because it was painful my tendons and muscles where so tight I had no flexibility in my ankles.  Even though it was painful and with my moms encouragement I work through the pain with exercise and termination to play basketball in high school and I’m still currently playing basketball this year and will be my senior year.  But,  in the beginning of my junior year of high school we co-opted with a football team in Fairbanks, and I fell in love with football , it fit my size of 6’2, and weight at 270 and my running speed at that time which has improved this past year, plus I get to be aggressive on the field.  We had to travel over 218 miles each day for practice in Fairbanks.  It was worth it and I’m willing to do it again this season.  I have great determination and give it 110% of my Energy.  I like being part of a team and look forward to working with yours