Dawuane Smoot
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| Illinois Fighting Illini – No. 91 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class | Senior |
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| Born: | March 2, 1995 Groveport, Ohio |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Groveport (OH) Madison |
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Dawuane Smoot (born March 2, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Illinois Fighting Illini.
Early years
Smoot attended Groveport Madison High School in Groveport, Ohio. During his high school career he had 260 tackles and 30 sacks. He committed to the University of Illinois to play college football.[1]
College career
Smoot played in seven games as a true freshman at Illinois in 2013, recording eight tackles and one sack. As a sophomore in 2014 he played in all 13 games and had 33 tackles and 2.5 sacks.[2] As a junior in 2015 he started all 12 games, recording 40 tackles, eight sacks and three forced fumbles.[3][4][5] On November 29, 2016, Smoot was named Third Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media.[6]
References
- ^ Smoot an 'underdog' unleashed
- ^ Best of Illini: No. 15, Dawuane Smoot
- ^ Tupper: Smoot aims to realize first-round potential under Lovie
- ^ Illinois' Dawuane Smoot goes from under the radar onto NFL draft boards
- ^ Dawuane Smoot hurdling toward stardom for Illinois defense
- ^ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2016.