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2022 Football Roster

Erik Smith
Erik Smith

4 Anthany Smith

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Hometown Everett, Wash.
  • Major Communication Studies
  • High School Mariner HS '17

Biography

Career
  • Has 132 career tackles, two interceptions and four passes broken up in 35 games (16 as a starter).
  • Played in just three games in 2019 before being lost for the season with an injury, and he was limited to six and five in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, respectively.
  • Continued the legacy of wearing the No. 4 jersey for the Eagle Football team in the 2022 season and will continue to do so in 2023.
  • Since the 2008 season when senior Jason Belford had the number, the coaching staff has selected a leader on defense to wear the jersey. It symbolizes the defensive player who most embodies the characteristics of defense at Eastern -- grit, toughness, effort, leadership and academic success.

2022
  • Appeared in and started five games for the Eagles.
  • Recorded 23 tackles on the season, including a season-high of nine against Montana State (9/24/22).

2021
  • Played in six games for the Eagles (five starts), missing the first half of the season due to injury.
  • Racked up 38 tackles (one for loss) and a forced fumble.
  • Season-high of 11 tackles came against Montana State on 11/6/21, where one was for a loss of two yards.
  • Against Portland State on 11/20/21, Smith totaled seven tackles (all solo) and forced a fumble midway through the third quarter of a tied game.
  • The fumble was recovered by Ty Graham, and the Eagle offense used their next possession to reclaim the lead.
  • Had five tackles in an FCS Playoff victory over Northern Iowa in which the Eastern defense only allowed one touchdown.

2020-21
  • Earned All-Big Sky Conference first team honors after starting all six of the games he played as a safety.
  • Named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team.
  • Selected as the team’s defensive MVP.
  • Finished with a team-leading 44 tackles in six games played (all as a starter).
  • In EWU’s last regular season game versus Idaho (4/10/21), Smith had 17 tackles -- equaling the 19th-most in school history.
  • Made his starting debut earlier in the season versus the Vandals (2/27/21) and had 10 tackles, a pass broken up and a 71-yard interception return for a touchdown which was the 18th-longest in school history.
  • Had the first interception return for a touchdown for EWU since Nzuzi Webster had a 48-yard return versus UC Davis on Nov. 10, 2018. Smith also had an interception and four tackles versus Idaho State (3/13/21), and six stops against Northern Arizona (3/6/21).
  • His other pass broken up came versus Cal Poly (3/27/21).

2019
  • Played EWU’s first three games before getting injured at Jacksonville State (9/14/19) and missing the remainder of the season.
  • Had nine tackles in those three games, including a high of five versus Lindenwood (9/7/19).
  • Was EWU’s special teams player of the week against Lindenwood (9/7/19).

2018
  • Played in all 15 games for the Eagles and finished with 18 tackles.
  • Had a season-high five versus UC Davis (12/8/18) in the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs.
  • Had an interception in the first meeting with UCD (11/10/18), and completed a pass for 30 yards in the next game versus Portland State (11/16/18).

2017
  • Redshirted.

High School
  • Graduated from Mariner HS in 2017.
  • Lettered three years in football, and also competed nationally for FSP (Ford Sports) in 7-on-7 football.
  • His former EWU teammate Curtis Billen (’14) also graduated from Mariner.

Personal
  • Had a 3.27 grade point average through spring quarter 2021.
  • Born 9/7/98 in Seattle, Wash.
  • Parents are James Smith and Zaneta Reid.
 
Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds
2018 15 18 5 0 0-0 0-0 1 1-0
2019 3 9 5 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
2020-21 6 44 17 0 0-0 0-0 3 1-71t
2021 6 38 11 0 1-2 1-0 0 0-0
2022 5 23 9 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
Totals 35 132 17 0 1-2 1-0 4 2-71t

Kickoff Returns: 2019/2-29-14.5 (long of 17).

Punting: 2018/2-63-31.5 (long of 42).

ANTHANY SMITH Top Tackling Performances (3 with 10+)
17 tackles – Idaho – 4/10/21
11 tackles – Montana State – 11/6/21
10 tackles – Idaho – 2/27/21

Anthany Smith Career Long Plays of 40+ Yards (1)
71 yard interception return (TD) –  Idaho – 2/27/21 . . . #18 longest in EWU history

Statistics

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2022

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2017Freshman

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    5'11" 190 lbs
    35
  • 29

    2018Redshirt Freshman

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    5'11" 190 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

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    5'11" 190 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2020Redshirt Junior

    DB
    5'11" 190 lbs
    29
  • 0

    2021Redshirt Junior

    DB
    5'11" 190 lbs
    0
  • 4

    2022Redshirt Senior

    DB
    5'11" 190 lbs
    4