Troy University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Roster
Sawyer Smith
- Position:
- QB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 212
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cantonment, Fla.
- High School:
- Tate HS
2018 (RS-Sophomore): Played in all 12 games and took over as the starter at quarterback in the seventh game of the season … Completed 18-of-22 passes for a touchdown and 317 yards against Louisiana … In Troy’s victory over South Alabama in the “Battle for the Belt” tossed three touchdown passes … Enters the bowl game with 1,349 passing yards and 10 touchdowns … Averaging 189.3 yards per game through the air since taking over as the starter … Rushed for 56 yards against Georgia State, including a 63-yard rush, which is the second longest run by a Troy quarterback in the school’s Division I history
2017 (Sophomore): Redshirted … Did not see game action
2016 (Freshman): Played in six games as Troy’s backup quarterback … Threw a 47-yard touchdown pass on his first collegiate attempt; the first quarterback in Troy’s recorded history to do so … Finished the year completing 18-of-25 attempts for 181 yards … Completed all seven of his passes for 86 yards against Austin Peay … Also rushed 19 times for 73 yards, including a 7-yard touchdown against UMass, which followed a 41-yard run
High School: Led Tate (Fla.) HS to a 27-9 record in his three years as a starter – the Aggies went 1-8 during his freshman season … Rated as the No. 33 rated dual threat quarterback in the signing class by 247 Sports and the No. 36 dual threat quarterback by ESPN … Led Tate to the Florida 6A semifinals as a senior for the first time in 10 seasons; the Aggies finished the season 10-3 … Earned all-state honors as a senior and all-district honors as a junior and senior ... Finished his junior and senior seasons with a combined 5,627 yards and 47 touchdowns through the air, while rushing for 1,063 yards and 20 touchdowns ... Threw for 2,304 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior in addition to rushing for 440 yards and seven touchdowns ... Also played baseball
Personal: Full name is Sawyer Bailey Smith ... Son of Johanna and Billy Smith ... Has one brother, Austen ... Brother played baseball at Alabama and with the Miami Marlins organization ... Majoring in social science
