'08 IL RB Erik Smith (Wisconsin Signee)

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Bolingbrook (IL)

Ht: 5-foot-11
Wt: 185 lbs
40: 4.49

Statistics: (senior) 193 carries for 1390, 7.2 yds per, 11 TD's

Originally Posted by Scout Bio

Erik Smith takes over at running back for "The Brook" in 2007 replacing All-American and Louisville bound Dale Martin. Smith begins his third year on the varsity at Bolinbrook and he's next in line of what have been a long list of D-1 tailbacks for the Raiders.

Originally Posted by Rivals Bio

Erik Smith will be a two year varsity letterman in 2007 for the Raiders and head coach John Ivlow.

Offers: Boston College, Cincinnati, Iowa State

Rankings:
Rated the #41 RB in the country by ESPN.
Rated the #67 RB in the country by Scout.
Rated the #26 player in Illinois by Rivals.

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Junior film with comments by Chris Pool.

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Smith, 'Brook run over Bradley

September 15, 2007
By Randy Whalen special to the herald news

The Bolingbrook High School offense came out on a mission Friday night and rolled to a 47-0 SouthWest Suburban Conference crossover win over Bradley-Bourbonnais.Senior running back Erik Smith led the charge by gaining 227 yards on 15 carries and scoring a career-high 4 touchdowns......

[Heavystarch]

Looks like he might be getting more comfortable

To the best of my knowledge he had 47-231 and 1 TD through 3 games before this breakout, including 100+ in week 3. Hopefully he can continue to build momentum

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Smith, Travis take care of business

Randy Whalen
Chicago Sun Times
October 20

Smith had 23 carries for 194 yards and went over the 1,000-yard mark for the season. He had a 64-yard touchdown run in the second quarter that gave the Raiders a 19-7 lead.

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Smith Named Offensive MVP

By Chris Pool
B.N. Recruiting
Posted Oct 25, 2007

Erik Smith, a 5-foot-11, 185-pound, running back, from Bolingbrook, Ill., was one of Wisconsin’s first but lesser known verbal commitments.

Smith didn’t bring the junior accolades that other prospects brought to the table because he backed up All-American Dale Martin in 2006.

Some members of the media questioned Smith for receiving early scholarship offers and some went as far as to criticize the schools for offering a scholarship to an unproven prospect.

Smith answered the critics with his play on the field this year. The Raiders have a ton of offensive fire-power, Smith only played a little over half the offensive plays in 80% of games this year and missed one game due to having his wisdom teeth extracted.

Smith led the Raiders to a 7-2 record. He rushed for 1,089 yards and scored eight touchdowns. In the last three regular season games, Smith rushed for 230, 180 and in the conference championship had 190 yards rushing on 23 attempts.........

Super(b) back
Erik Smith takes the 'Brook to new heights




October 24, 2007
The Herald News

Twenty five years ago, Jim Croce penned the enduring phrase, "You don't tug on Superman's cape." Twenty-five years later, Bolingbrook High School senior Erik Smith entered the 2007 season as the Raiders' superback, the spotlight position in the Raiders' spread offense.
To him, it is more than a "S" on the chest. "You have to earn your cape," Smith said. "You have to be able to hold it, and the position entails you to be able to go out there and make plays when your time is called upon. When you step into that role, you have to be ready to do whatever it takes for the team to win.".......

I like that he won conference MVP and all that, but they are exaggerating about his performance. 7 yards per carry and barely over 1,000 yards isn't awe-inspiring for a high school back....especially one in that program. I like the comments about his performance and the fact he improved though. He looks leaner than his other picutres which is also a positive.

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To begin the season he had several lack luster performances, in fact I think it took until the third or fourth week for him to break 100 yards in a game. I agree with you on the fact that he finished the season strong, and I no longer think that we reached with this one. He should be at least an adequate backup, if not a potential change of pace guy.

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Smith paves way for Bolingbrook :: REGIONAL SPORTS :: High School Sports :: Illinois :: Indiana :: Sun-Times News Group

October 27, 2007
By Phil Brozynski

Bolingbrook’s 6-foot-4, 370-pound offensive lineman Jordan Dillingham would not repeat what was said in the Raiders’ locker room at halftime of their Class 8A playoff opener Saturday against visiting Lincoln-Way Central.

Whatever it was, it was effective.

‘‘What was said is not suitable for families,’’ Dillingham said. ‘‘But the coaches lit a fire under us.’’

Running back Eric Smith scored on runs of 45 and 49 yards as Bolingbrook (8-2) scored on its first two possessions of the third quarter to break open a mistake-plagued four-point game and coast to a 31-3 victory.

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Bolingbrook's Erik Smith rushes for 49 yards en route to his third touchdown of the game against Lincoln-Way Central Saturday afternoon in Bolingbrook. Smith rushed for three touchdowns and 255 yards. (MICHAEL R. SCHMIDT/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

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12/18

Catching up with Erik Smith...recaps his senior season and his official to Madison back on 12/7. Talks about why he chose to be a Badger.

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From the Wisky site. Senior video of Smith.

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SIGNING DAY...Erik talks about his plans for NLOID, what school finished second for his services, etc.